...I know you're not gonna want to. I don't exactly want to, either, but...
I guess I'm more afraid we'll choose wrong and run out of time, than anything else, and I'm not the kind of person who can confidently decide which is the right choice.
...I would be a little worried, if someone wanted to. Not if they wanted to save everyone, but... if the erasures itself seemed to be what they looked forward to.
Luckily, I don't think anyone here is really like that. [...] But you're right. This isn't the time for rash action, but it is the time for decisive action.
I'll think on what you've said to me, Netzach. And while I may not be able to say if I do or don't end up doing it, I can say that if I do... I'll do my best to live up to the faith you've shown in me today.
anyway, she just - stands there for a moment, stunned. there are tears in her eyes, but they're... happy tears, mainly? she's incredibly touched that he's saying this to her at all, even if it's right on the heels of telling her it's a-ok if she does a murder.]
...thank you. For saying that. Hearing it really means a lot to me.
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I guess I'm more afraid we'll choose wrong and run out of time, than anything else, and I'm not the kind of person who can confidently decide which is the right choice.
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...I would be a little worried, if someone wanted to. Not if they wanted to save everyone, but... if the erasures itself seemed to be what they looked forward to.
Luckily, I don't think anyone here is really like that. [...] But you're right. This isn't the time for rash action, but it is the time for decisive action.
I'll think on what you've said to me, Netzach. And while I may not be able to say if I do or don't end up doing it, I can say that if I do... I'll do my best to live up to the faith you've shown in me today.
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[that's what makes him willing to say it at all.]
I never really believed in much, you know? There are religions in the City, but it just wasn't ever on my mind.
Sometimes talking to you makes me feel like I understand how people can have that kind of faith.
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anyway, she just - stands there for a moment, stunned. there are tears in her eyes, but they're... happy tears, mainly? she's incredibly touched that he's saying this to her at all, even if it's right on the heels of telling her it's a-ok if she does a murder.]
...thank you. For saying that. Hearing it really means a lot to me.
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[oh no he didn't think she would cry about it
help, he's at a loss with this one.]
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I'm sorry. That's just... not something I have heard very often. It caught me by surprise.
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[she deserves it? what is wrong with people where she's from.
can he hug her because he's going to try to hug her.]
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