[She freezes and stiffens at his touch. She doesn't return the gesture, her hands still in her hair and her eyes squeezed shut.]
D-don't -- I can't -- [Her voice catches in her throat and she shivers.] If you do that, I...I won't -- !
[If he tries to comfort her, she won't be able to keep herself under control. She won't be able to keep from crying. She's trying hard to keep from crying, trying to keep from accepting that she really is dead back home. Maybe repressing it wouldn't work forever and would be detrimental in the long run, but she's not really thinking long term.]
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D-don't -- I can't -- [Her voice catches in her throat and she shivers.] If you do that, I...I won't -- !
[If he tries to comfort her, she won't be able to keep herself under control. She won't be able to keep from crying. She's trying hard to keep from crying, trying to keep from accepting that she really is dead back home. Maybe repressing it wouldn't work forever and would be detrimental in the long run, but she's not really thinking long term.]