[She says it very slowly with an uncertain expression. For some reason, the idea that she shouldn't consider the comfort of others when expressing other emotions is a very foreign concept. As is the idea that she doesn't have to behave the way she does.
There's rules, she feels. Very strict rules that she's not supposed to break. Rules about who to talk to and how to talk to them.]
no subject
[She says it very slowly with an uncertain expression. For some reason, the idea that she shouldn't consider the comfort of others when expressing other emotions is a very foreign concept. As is the idea that she doesn't have to behave the way she does.
There's rules, she feels. Very strict rules that she's not supposed to break. Rules about who to talk to and how to talk to them.]
I don't think I know how to do that.