( 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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( 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. ]