-She stood there, arms slowly and stiffly reaching up to hug at herself, gently-
-Staring at her with undiminished fear, starting to shake again once she snapped out of her shock-
Nnnnh... nnnmmmh...
What if there’s no better word than just not saying anything?-Gracia inhales sharply, tensing her shoulders up again and leaning away, slightly-
-She tries to say something, but her mouth isn't making sounds-
-The fear in the air spikes again, washing over Tracey-
What if there’s no better word than just not saying anything?N-no! No, sorry!
Th-thank you for not— thank you!
-She seems to collect herself a little more-
What if there’s no better word than just not saying anything?Wonderful...
-Stares off to the side, just too drained to manage much more-
What if there’s no better word than just not saying anything?"Hm. It seems I've been a little....too rough with you. No matter! I'll leave you be for now. Until next time, Lovelies!"
Tracey gently booped Gracia on the nose, then straightened up and took a step back and behind a tree, seemingly disappearing from sight in the blink of an eye.
[forum cryptid: it/it's]-Gracia feels at her nose, still somewhat glazed over-
-Then snaps out of it, stumbling back towards the room-
What if there’s no better word than just not saying anything?

Tracey set about fixing Gracia up: putting her hair back in place, adjusting the collar on her jacket again, making sure the pant leg didn't get caught on her boots and fitted over them as they should. She took a step back to check that Gracia was only as worse for the wear as needed.
"Ah, now, there you go, Lovelies. Oh, goodness, don't look so frightened, the fun's over!"
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