[By her standards, she was being rather informal--but letter-writing expectations vary rather severely between worlds, she's found. Some people here never bother with salutations at all.]
No, it's not--or, at least, I hope it isn't. [There's a nervous, sheepish quality to her voice; she'd hoped to conduct this conversation entirely through writing, but she couldn't find the words for it when she attempted to compose an answer.]
You were honest with me regarding your past, and I think I need to do the same. [She takes a deep breath.] On that adventure of mine, there was a--a man who accompanied us, and we--it isn't as though we had any kind of understanding, of course, I wouldn't...not if we did. [Her voice grows quieter.] But we might have, had I stayed in my own world.
[But if she lingers too long on the thought of Rick, she won't finish this. She clears her throat, preparing to barrel on.] But I've been here for months now, and no one's ever shown up from home--and honestly, I don't know if I'll ever see Egypt again, let alone him. And you're here now, and I'd--I care about you, and--
[and if everything ends, I don't want to die unloved. But she can't quite say it, and that's likely for the best. If this entire mess of an answer hasn't already sent him running in the opposite direction, that surely would.]
--And I want to be fair to you. Which I think means you ought to know about...all that. [Pause.] I hope this isn't, er, more than you cared to know, or...well, otherwise untoward to mention.
[voice; private]
No, it's not--or, at least, I hope it isn't. [There's a nervous, sheepish quality to her voice; she'd hoped to conduct this conversation entirely through writing, but she couldn't find the words for it when she attempted to compose an answer.]
You were honest with me regarding your past, and I think I need to do the same. [She takes a deep breath.] On that adventure of mine, there was a--a man who accompanied us, and we--it isn't as though we had any kind of understanding, of course, I wouldn't...not if we did. [Her voice grows quieter.] But we might have, had I stayed in my own world.
[But if she lingers too long on the thought of Rick, she won't finish this. She clears her throat, preparing to barrel on.] But I've been here for months now, and no one's ever shown up from home--and honestly, I don't know if I'll ever see Egypt again, let alone him. And you're here now, and I'd--I care about you, and--
[and if everything ends, I don't want to die unloved. But she can't quite say it, and that's likely for the best. If this entire mess of an answer hasn't already sent him running in the opposite direction, that surely would.]
--And I want to be fair to you. Which I think means you ought to know about...all that. [Pause.] I hope this isn't, er, more than you cared to know, or...well, otherwise untoward to mention.