( vanessa pauses, considering what he's telling her. he believes it, truly so and she trusts him enough to believe that he isn't lying to her even if the truth is difficult.
it's what leads her to nod. she knows that she will have a better understanding of the information with his guidance than trying to read it alone -- there is so much here that is still difficult and past her time )
[ the fact that she says leo makes this moment all the more poignant. ]
[ without hesitation. ] Of course, Vanessa.
[ he'll always help her, to the best of his ability. she touched his heart when they first met, after all. ]
We don't know where you go or how you get there, unfortunately. We do know you're unreachable via implant, return without warning, and feel as if no time has passed, as far as you can recall.
( was that an option? people disappearing was one thing, either wandering away or another kidnapping but the rest of it-- the lack of use of the implant, no time passing. it doesn't entirely mean too much to her, she doesn't understand it, but would he know something? or believe something? )
I'm sorry. [ that he doesn't know, that he only offers her half-formed theories. ] It could just be that what's inside us — the glow — that it's unstable.
( vanessa wants to ask more, to ask how but she truthfully knows that he doesn't have the answer. she rests her hand forward on the table, as close as she'll come to a comforting gesture in these times. the empathy bond is too quick, too strong for her to dare it frequently )
You've told me more than I would otherwise have known.
[ when she outstretches her hand, his own moves, but he still stoppers the instinct to comfort. what she's feeling will be too much — a helplessness he has no right to read and internalise. ]
Of course. [ firm. ] I'll always tell you — as much as I can.
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it's what leads her to nod. she knows that she will have a better understanding of the information with his guidance than trying to read it alone -- there is so much here that is still difficult and past her time )
Thank you, Leo.
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[ without hesitation. ] Of course, Vanessa.
[ he'll always help her, to the best of his ability. she touched his heart when they first met, after all. ]
We don't know where you go or how you get there, unfortunately. We do know you're unreachable via implant, return without warning, and feel as if no time has passed, as far as you can recall.
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( was that an option? people disappearing was one thing, either wandering away or another kidnapping but the rest of it-- the lack of use of the implant, no time passing. it doesn't entirely mean too much to her, she doesn't understand it, but would he know something? or believe something? )
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I'm sorry. [ that he doesn't know, that he only offers her half-formed theories. ] It could just be that what's inside us — the glow — that it's unstable.
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You've told me more than I would otherwise have known.
( as he always did )
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Of course. [ firm. ] I'll always tell you — as much as I can.
[ for as long as he's here. ]