Her reaction is odd; she takes his hand, but she grips it too hard.
"Don't," she says. "I know I gave you permission before but just don't...don't call me that. Call me Tex."
It's weird, it had seemed before that hearing Allison's name in his accent made it okay, but now all she can think about is the Director calling out that name, causing it to echo amongst the AIs and their agents. Allison, Allison, Allison. She knows it's her name but it's not hers in the way Texas is. It will always belong to the shadow of the Director's lost love and so it means death and destruction to all the people that the Project touched.
Tex doesn't realize she's actually blanched. She's usually strong in the face of such things, but this evening everything has come down on her fast and hard and she can't help the physical reaction she's having. She sort of feels light-headed, thus why she's holding on so hard. She pulls his hand to her chest and tries to settle herself, gripping her cane just as hard.
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"Don't," she says. "I know I gave you permission before but just don't...don't call me that. Call me Tex."
It's weird, it had seemed before that hearing Allison's name in his accent made it okay, but now all she can think about is the Director calling out that name, causing it to echo amongst the AIs and their agents. Allison, Allison, Allison. She knows it's her name but it's not hers in the way Texas is. It will always belong to the shadow of the Director's lost love and so it means death and destruction to all the people that the Project touched.
Tex doesn't realize she's actually blanched. She's usually strong in the face of such things, but this evening everything has come down on her fast and hard and she can't help the physical reaction she's having. She sort of feels light-headed, thus why she's holding on so hard. She pulls his hand to her chest and tries to settle herself, gripping her cane just as hard.