That thing was motivating, all right. You said you didn't know what it was either?
[Her smile's a little bit lopsided, caught between triumph (she did it! First day!) and concern at the thought of the big, toothy, purple bug thing back in that building waiting for them.
Or going back to tormenting all the old guys in there.
... Or coming after them, some more subtle way so they can't see it sneaking up. Ugh, she's not even going to think about that.]
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[Her smile's a little bit lopsided, caught between triumph (she did it! First day!) and concern at the thought of the big, toothy, purple bug thing back in that building waiting for them.
Or going back to tormenting all the old guys in there.
... Or coming after them, some more subtle way so they can't see it sneaking up. Ugh, she's not even going to think about that.]