[At first she'd been cringing (that is her brother they're talking about, and it's maybe a LITTLE embarrassing that he's gotten himself into trouble with their SURPRISINGLY-GRACIOUS MONSTER HOSTS while she's been gone), but by the time he's done with the dramatic retelling, she's literally SHAKING trying to unsuccessfully hold the laughter in.]
I can't-- holy SHIT. I cannot believe I missed all this.
[THERE ARE TEARS.]
[... Oh. Oh wait, shit, these might be actual tears. Fuck.]
[She lifts a hand to scrub at her eyes in hopes that he won't notice that her amused grin has turned into an 'I'm trying not to cry' grimace.]
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[At first she'd been cringing (that is her brother they're talking about, and it's maybe a LITTLE embarrassing that he's gotten himself into trouble with their SURPRISINGLY-GRACIOUS MONSTER HOSTS while she's been gone), but by the time he's done with the dramatic retelling, she's literally SHAKING trying to unsuccessfully hold the laughter in.]
I can't-- holy SHIT. I cannot believe I missed all this.
[THERE ARE TEARS.]
[... Oh. Oh wait, shit, these might be actual tears. Fuck.]
[She lifts a hand to scrub at her eyes in hopes that he won't notice that her amused grin has turned into an 'I'm trying not to cry' grimace.]