[Menzies sighs. she wasn't expecting to fool Jacqli--she isn't expecting to fool many people at all, really, but she wasn't going to give details publicly, and so she gave a message that didn't include them]
[telling the truth at all isn't going to be easy for her. it certainly isn't something she means to do with many people, but at least Jacqli already knows more about it than most. so she pauses to consider how to explain and then says:] Remember those nightmares I was 'aving? Turned out they weren't just random--not that I knew that until those things I 'eard scratching at the floor came out of it. [she scowls]
But now that I know it was real then? I've started dreaming again. About a flood.
[Jacqli may notice that, unlike last time, Menzies doesn't look sleep-deprived or tortured, but she's definitely worried. she leaves her explanation there, knowing Jacqli will be able to draw the conclusion herself]
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[telling the truth at all isn't going to be easy for her. it certainly isn't something she means to do with many people, but at least Jacqli already knows more about it than most. so she pauses to consider how to explain and then says:] Remember those nightmares I was 'aving? Turned out they weren't just random--not that I knew that until those things I 'eard scratching at the floor came out of it. [she scowls]
But now that I know it was real then? I've started dreaming again. About a flood.
[Jacqli may notice that, unlike last time, Menzies doesn't look sleep-deprived or tortured, but she's definitely worried. she leaves her explanation there, knowing Jacqli will be able to draw the conclusion herself]