[Paloma does not think of how it's supposed to be highly improbable for anyone to have the ability to... appear in front of her without any warning. That would require more than the kneejerk animal fear of her reflex, shooting inhumanly quick to her feet. One moment she's kneeling and the next she simply isn't.
She's gone a bit bug-eyed, but stands her ground. Fleeing would be unacceptable.]
Cold? No... no. [Without a pulse to slow, clear thinking happens sooner than later after the initial shock.] No. I'm dead. Umm, we haven't met, have we?
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She's gone a bit bug-eyed, but stands her ground. Fleeing would be unacceptable.]
Cold? No... no. [Without a pulse to slow, clear thinking happens sooner than later after the initial shock.] No. I'm dead. Umm, we haven't met, have we?