>>5272255You…you’re not sure how to reply to that, and in the face of your silence Carmen takes two steps down, giving you room to breathe.
“If you have more questions, I bid you—ask them.” She announces, pacing once more along the length of her chosen step. "I welcome the distraction."
"From what?" You find yourself asking, teasing out another bone-dry smile from the woman's cracked lips.
"From wanting to kill you." She replies. "You loosed a wild dog on my children, after all."
"She only came after you for what you'd done."
"Oh, I do not blame her. Or you, for that matter. But I'm not so detached from it all that I can't help but harbor a little murder in my heart for the one indirectly responsible…but that's of no import. Go. Ask your questions, and I'll tell you no lies."
Blood beads at the corners of her fractured, mirthless smile.
"What else am I to do, in this place?"
>>Drill down harder on any details. Anything, even the most insignificant details could be relevant.>>Demand details as to precisely what types of Daughters Carmen sold to her benefactor…it may give you some kind of lead.>>You've nothing more to ask her - return to the waking world, and await word from Mother.>>You're done here, and you'd like to cleanse your dreamscape palate with a visit to one of your other Dream Daughters (Write-In).>>Write-InYOU ARE IN CONTROL