[ Oh people absolutely do that, but Eurydice does not have it in her to correct Orpheus right now. Instead, she takes another drink from the bottle.
Then Orpheus talks about believing Hades, and even though she knows he doesn't mean it like that, Eurydice can't help but feel like a complete idiot. She went so long being careful, critical, and untrusting of people, and when it mattered most, when it could have prevented all of this, she just...believed him. She didn't consider any ulterior motives, didn't think about the cost. ]
'You won't feel a thing,' he said 'When you go down'
[ She stops there, the rest of the words caught in her throat.
Quieter: ]
When he offers you the deal, it's like...like he almost understands. [ firmer, with some edge to it: ] But he doesn't really. He doesn't understand anything at all.
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Then Orpheus talks about believing Hades, and even though she knows he doesn't mean it like that, Eurydice can't help but feel like a complete idiot. She went so long being careful, critical, and untrusting of people, and when it mattered most, when it could have prevented all of this, she just...believed him. She didn't consider any ulterior motives, didn't think about the cost. ]
'You won't feel a thing,' he said
'When you go down'
[ She stops there, the rest of the words caught in her throat.
Quieter: ]
When he offers you the deal, it's like...like he almost understands. [ firmer, with some edge to it: ] But he doesn't really. He doesn't understand anything at all.