[ Her lips purse at that reaction. It's better than she expected, but still slightly annoying. ] Yes, ma'am.
[ With a sigh, she turns her focus back to the knife, steeling herself for what's to come. On the bright side, she definitely knew her self-control was loads better than it had been when she first arrived in hell. On the other, it's fresh blood. She'd ruined a relationship over wanting it so bad!
Jessica grimaces, then presses the blade into Jemma's skin, making the first cut to form an L. The metallic scent hits her nose almost instantaneously, and she clamps her mouth shut, forcing herself not to breathe. Her gaze remains transfixed on the small beads of blood sprouting from the cut, though. The sight of it is enough to make the effort not to smell almost seem worthless.
After a lot of mental screaming and prayer, she eventually takes in just enough air to say a few words as she starts on the Y. ]
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[ With a sigh, she turns her focus back to the knife, steeling herself for what's to come. On the bright side, she definitely knew her self-control was loads better than it had been when she first arrived in hell. On the other, it's fresh blood. She'd ruined a relationship over wanting it so bad!
Jessica grimaces, then presses the blade into Jemma's skin, making the first cut to form an L. The metallic scent hits her nose almost instantaneously, and she clamps her mouth shut, forcing herself not to breathe. Her gaze remains transfixed on the small beads of blood sprouting from the cut, though. The sight of it is enough to make the effort not to smell almost seem worthless.
After a lot of mental screaming and prayer, she eventually takes in just enough air to say a few words as she starts on the Y. ]
Doin' okay?