I don't think our seniors are really... higher ups, exactly.
( she says after listening, reaching out to pick up the nutella and scoop out another spoonful. she doesn't eat it right away; instead she sets the nutella down and belatedly realises she's just been horribly unhygienic. she frowns a little at herself, then hopes Asher doesn't notice.
hopefully he doesn't mind. )
I want to go home. ALASTAIR knows that, already. Me going home isn't more important than stopping things like in Perdition's Rest. Even if we didn't know everything that was happening. I know that.
( she stares down at her spoon, breathing in through her nose, out again through her mouth. it's close to a sigh, but not quite. )
It's my duty to help out. That's what I tell myself. ( her eyes come up, searching for his. not for long, she doesn't usually hold eye contact for long, but to know he's facing her. )
My circumstances aren't really special. They just are, like for everyone. I don't exactly want my home to be so unstable that it needs me back in it, you know?
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( she says after listening, reaching out to pick up the nutella and scoop out another spoonful. she doesn't eat it right away; instead she sets the nutella down and belatedly realises she's just been horribly unhygienic. she frowns a little at herself, then hopes Asher doesn't notice.
hopefully he doesn't mind. )
I want to go home. ALASTAIR knows that, already. Me going home isn't more important than stopping things like in Perdition's Rest. Even if we didn't know everything that was happening. I know that.
( she stares down at her spoon, breathing in through her nose, out again through her mouth. it's close to a sigh, but not quite. )
It's my duty to help out. That's what I tell myself. ( her eyes come up, searching for his. not for long, she doesn't usually hold eye contact for long, but to know he's facing her. )
My circumstances aren't really special. They just are, like for everyone. I don't exactly want my home to be so unstable that it needs me back in it, you know?