[Marianne's expression dampens pretty significantly, but she doesn't even look up at him before nodding her head. Maybe slower will do her some good.]
I'll try, I promise.
[Well, the half speed does help--a bit, at least. She's a little less wobbly on the steps since she has more time to react, and she's getting it a little bit more. She's...still having issues, though it's mostly with overstepping now; she still jumps a tiny bit when she does, and tries to settle back in place. It at least works a little better now that it's slower, but it's...far from perfect...
Marianne looks like she's trying not to lose all hope, really, but she is trying. Maybe that's the difficult thing, that she's trying too hard--she's definitely a little rigid and trying to focus.]
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[Marianne's expression dampens pretty significantly, but she doesn't even look up at him before nodding her head. Maybe slower will do her some good.]
I'll try, I promise.
[Well, the half speed does help--a bit, at least. She's a little less wobbly on the steps since she has more time to react, and she's getting it a little bit more. She's...still having issues, though it's mostly with overstepping now; she still jumps a tiny bit when she does, and tries to settle back in place. It at least works a little better now that it's slower, but it's...far from perfect...
Marianne looks like she's trying not to lose all hope, really, but she is trying. Maybe that's the difficult thing, that she's trying too hard--she's definitely a little rigid and trying to focus.]