Everything is happening so fast that Garnet can’t even pin down how she feels anymore. Her chest is heaving with exertion, and she is dimly aware of the blood trickling down her neck... The attack still has her angry, and the threat of too much blood loss is still a possibility. The fear and the rage, they’re certainly still there, but somehow she can feel the original pity and compassion she felt for this woman bubbling back up to the surface as she shakes under her foot. Garnet fights to keep them down; this woman attacked her after all. She tried to kill her...
At least, Garnet’s fairly certain she would have died. Isn’t that how this plays out on television? Stories are her only frame of reference here, but she can't exactly be sure how accurate they are. Is this woman even a vampire? She seems to fit the classic description: the teeth, the biting, the bloodlust... Would she have drained her of all her blood if given the chance, or would she only have taken a little? She certainly seems starved enough to have done so, and in the moment didn't seem to have any self-control. But if she could attack anyone that viciously, why is she so weak? At first Garnet had been chalking it up to an act, just a ploy to gain access to her house, but it's becoming more and more likely that this woman really is desperate. And what sort of self-respecting vampire in any story was ever a trembling mess on someone's floor, somewhat easily overpowered by a human? If she's so hungry, and seems capable of being strong, why is she wasting away like this? Why did she let herself get into such a state? And if she really is a monster (is admitting to being a monster), why is she so upset about what she's done? Monsters don't have remorse.
It’s clear that no matter what she is, this woman is an absolute disaster, and the sobbing is becoming a bit hard to take. Garnet doesn’t remove her foot entirely but she does ease up on the pressure, only keeping it lightly hovering there just in case this is all another trick. She needs to keep her on the floor, keep her vulnerable, at least until she can get some answers.
“Tell me why I should believe you’re sorry,” she demands, voice rough with both exhaustion and emotion, “Tell me what you are.”
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At least, Garnet’s fairly certain she would have died. Isn’t that how this plays out on television? Stories are her only frame of reference here, but she can't exactly be sure how accurate they are. Is this woman even a vampire? She seems to fit the classic description: the teeth, the biting, the bloodlust... Would she have drained her of all her blood if given the chance, or would she only have taken a little? She certainly seems starved enough to have done so, and in the moment didn't seem to have any self-control. But if she could attack anyone that viciously, why is she so weak? At first Garnet had been chalking it up to an act, just a ploy to gain access to her house, but it's becoming more and more likely that this woman really is desperate. And what sort of self-respecting vampire in any story was ever a trembling mess on someone's floor, somewhat easily overpowered by a human? If she's so hungry, and seems capable of being strong, why is she wasting away like this? Why did she let herself get into such a state? And if she really is a monster (is admitting to being a monster), why is she so upset about what she's done? Monsters don't have remorse.
It’s clear that no matter what she is, this woman is an absolute disaster, and the sobbing is becoming a bit hard to take. Garnet doesn’t remove her foot entirely but she does ease up on the pressure, only keeping it lightly hovering there just in case this is all another trick. She needs to keep her on the floor, keep her vulnerable, at least until she can get some answers.
“Tell me why I should believe you’re sorry,” she demands, voice rough with both exhaustion and emotion, “Tell me what you are.”