( Her gaze drops, then, and she reaches into the side pocket of her bag. ) Yes.
( It is still so raw and so recent, and her mouth twinges unhappily. Niki is gone. Of all the people in the world, Niki should not be gone.
Her rummage is successful, and she holds up a photograph - but does not hand it over. It is precious and jealously guarded. She holds is very carefully, along the edges. Two girls, the same age and with the same face, and Niki is the sun and MK - she was Veera, still, in this photograph - is the moon. )
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( It is still so raw and so recent, and her mouth twinges unhappily. Niki is gone. Of all the people in the world, Niki should not be gone.
Her rummage is successful, and she holds up a photograph - but does not hand it over. It is precious and jealously guarded. She holds is very carefully, along the edges. Two girls, the same age and with the same face, and Niki is the sun and MK - she was Veera, still, in this photograph - is the moon. )