[Oh, that puts the finger in the wound quite well. And what a wound, she looks visibly pained at his words before she shakes her head.]
No... No. That's not it. I'm just worried of the damage they may cause to others, it has already happened before.
They are part of me, as you said, the ice has always been there, and I never saw anything bad in it. I saw it as a source of fun, I could play in the snow in the middle of summer! Keep my room fresh no matter how hot the day was! I can create staircases of ice, skate over it no matter where. Cross lakes by walking over them as the water freezes under my feet. I can make really beautiful things with my power and I loved to share it with others...
[As she talks her voice fills with constrained joy and she opens one of her hands in front of her, a burst of ice and snow coming out from it, taking a beautiful shape before it vanishes and falls to the floor. She bites her lip then, worry crawling over her expression again.]
But then I hurt someone, I almost lost someone dear to me. And I was told that my powers would bring doom to me and others. Only when I'm alone, somewhere far from others, I can avoid hurting them. Even when I caused no harm, when my power got a bit out of control and caused ice to crawl all around... I was called a monster and avoided by people. It's just the way things are, some things are dangerous, no matter what. I'm not ashamed of my power, but I'm aware of the danger they pose, that's all.
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No... No. That's not it. I'm just worried of the damage they may cause to others, it has already happened before.
They are part of me, as you said, the ice has always been there, and I never saw anything bad in it. I saw it as a source of fun, I could play in the snow in the middle of summer! Keep my room fresh no matter how hot the day was! I can create staircases of ice, skate over it no matter where. Cross lakes by walking over them as the water freezes under my feet. I can make really beautiful things with my power and I loved to share it with others...
[As she talks her voice fills with constrained joy and she opens one of her hands in front of her, a burst of ice and snow coming out from it, taking a beautiful shape before it vanishes and falls to the floor. She bites her lip then, worry crawling over her expression again.]
But then I hurt someone, I almost lost someone dear to me. And I was told that my powers would bring doom to me and others. Only when I'm alone, somewhere far from others, I can avoid hurting them. Even when I caused no harm, when my power got a bit out of control and caused ice to crawl all around... I was called a monster and avoided by people. It's just the way things are, some things are dangerous, no matter what. I'm not ashamed of my power, but I'm aware of the danger they pose, that's all.
[There's a defeated sigh as she says that.]