[ If she knew what he was thinking, she'd backtrack, reroute. She cannot accept the idea of acceptable casualties, the idea that they are simply tools regardless of how she may feel about this being a chessboard of sorts. There's a fine line, one she treads every day, and in the here and now she has to be painfully aware of whenever she steers left or right of centre.
Wilkes went into that lab of his own free will. He helped her because he knew something was wrong and didn't believe in letting someone else fix it alone. They're all in this mess together, they're all responsible one way or another, but they all make that choice. Maybe no oaths, no understanding. Maybe they're in it for themselves and not the others. But they cannot force a hand, they cannot plant a drive.
They aren't gods. Nor should they feel as though they are. ]
No. If there's a misstep, there is looking back. "We learn from history that we do not learn from history." We may be feeling awfully human, but let's not fall into that trap if we can help it, shall we? We can always do better. We just can't hold ourselves back from trying, one way or another. Balance, Mr Fitz.
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Wilkes went into that lab of his own free will. He helped her because he knew something was wrong and didn't believe in letting someone else fix it alone. They're all in this mess together, they're all responsible one way or another, but they all make that choice. Maybe no oaths, no understanding. Maybe they're in it for themselves and not the others. But they cannot force a hand, they cannot plant a drive.
They aren't gods. Nor should they feel as though they are. ]
No. If there's a misstep, there is looking back.
"We learn from history that we do not learn from history."
We may be feeling awfully human, but let's not fall into that trap if we can help it, shall we?
We can always do better. We just can't hold ourselves back from trying, one way or another. Balance, Mr Fitz.
I'm still learning it, myself.