[Cosima breezes into The Hanged Man with casual ease; she's here often enough to feel relaxed, for all she's definitely the kind of patron who steers clear of brawls rather than instigating them, which puts her in the minority.
She stops walking abruptly, and it feels as if her heart has stopped. As if she's seen a ghost, because that bearing is unmistakable, even if she and Beth had spent most of their relationship over the phone or Skype.
Any moment now, she's going to think of what to say. Or at least remember to start breathing again.]
Kirkwall, because no one takes Cosima on rescue missions if any other rifter is available
She stops walking abruptly, and it feels as if her heart has stopped. As if she's seen a ghost, because that bearing is unmistakable, even if she and Beth had spent most of their relationship over the phone or Skype.
Any moment now, she's going to think of what to say. Or at least remember to start breathing again.]