Elizabeth isn't dumb. She knew people saw. She also knew that the chaos masked a lot. But apparently not enough, not for everyone.
"No, no, I can't do that," she replied. No, what she used to be able to do was infinitely more complicated, something she could only assume she was born with. She had no idea if she was going to get into that, though. "Only people who drink the Vigors get...abilities like that. They were created where I'm from. And where I'm from is why I don't really...talk about my past to people."
She paused, her gaze more on Oliver walking ahead of them. It was easier than watching her expression. "I come from a place in Columbia. You wouldn't find it on any map, not even ones from 1912, because it was a city hidden in the sky. I knew it as the place where my prison was. It wasn't - it wasn't a dank, cold place, I had books, and art supplies, but - I had no freedom. I wasn't allowed out from the few rooms I had. I was locked away for as long I can remember like that, just like that, and Booker was the one who broke me free."
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Date: 2014-01-08 11:53 pm (UTC)"No, no, I can't do that," she replied. No, what she used to be able to do was infinitely more complicated, something she could only assume she was born with. She had no idea if she was going to get into that, though. "Only people who drink the Vigors get...abilities like that. They were created where I'm from. And where I'm from is why I don't really...talk about my past to people."
She paused, her gaze more on Oliver walking ahead of them. It was easier than watching her expression. "I come from a place in Columbia. You wouldn't find it on any map, not even ones from 1912, because it was a city hidden in the sky. I knew it as the place where my prison was. It wasn't - it wasn't a dank, cold place, I had books, and art supplies, but - I had no freedom. I wasn't allowed out from the few rooms I had. I was locked away for as long I can remember like that, just like that, and Booker was the one who broke me free."