Why must everything be done with a fight, as opposed to without? Sometimes things change, and you do not have a say in the matter. To struggle only brings pain, so why...
[ She stops herself before she can let anything else out. Any more, and something feels it might fracture inside, and the carefully collected contents might spill out. Instead she spins away from Tucker, her fingers flexing at her sides into familiar, soothing patterns.
There is a flaw in the system. She can't ignore that fact now. It's like noticing a crack in the mirror for the first time, your eye ever drawn to it afterwords. And with pressure, it might grow.
That cannot happen. There is too much at stake. ]
I don't wish for anyone to lose anything. But we cannot remain here. And they remain our best hope of returning. Even if what you say is true, what choice do we have?
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[ She stops herself before she can let anything else out. Any more, and something feels it might fracture inside, and the carefully collected contents might spill out. Instead she spins away from Tucker, her fingers flexing at her sides into familiar, soothing patterns.
There is a flaw in the system. She can't ignore that fact now. It's like noticing a crack in the mirror for the first time, your eye ever drawn to it afterwords. And with pressure, it might grow.
That cannot happen. There is too much at stake. ]
I don't wish for anyone to lose anything. But we cannot remain here. And they remain our best hope of returning. Even if what you say is true, what choice do we have?