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[ he's not sure how much he could do to teach someone to be more assertive but at the very least, it'd be a useful skill to develop before she gets thrown into the missions. if they get anything similar to braccia again, it'd be a good idea to make sure she doesn't get chewed up. ]
really? ten minutes ago, you were hassling me about the desperation of your limited supply.
really? ten minutes ago, you were hassling me about the desperation of your limited supply.
Yes. Mostly. [ Beat. ] Well — sometimes. For the events along a timeline that aren't a fixed point, yes, perhaps it's possible. But some things, things like a good deal of our regrets, I imagine, it isn't so easy. Some events happen like a never-ending ripple that gets larger with the time that passes, and it's those events that can't be unraveled so easily.
[ Not without a significant price. Sometimes not without a universe being altered and destroyed or forced into some reckoning.
He thinks of his own regret and how much of the timeline he could ruin if he were to take it upon himself to change what had happened. But that's why he was recruited, wasn't it? It's why he'd accepted the contract too. A desperate, foolish, lonely man who finally found his one chance to undo something that he simply couldn't do on his own. A way to cheat the system. ]
It's why I'm just not sure this station and the orbs can do what they've claimed, not without its consequences.
[ Not without a significant price. Sometimes not without a universe being altered and destroyed or forced into some reckoning.
He thinks of his own regret and how much of the timeline he could ruin if he were to take it upon himself to change what had happened. But that's why he was recruited, wasn't it? It's why he'd accepted the contract too. A desperate, foolish, lonely man who finally found his one chance to undo something that he simply couldn't do on his own. A way to cheat the system. ]
It's why I'm just not sure this station and the orbs can do what they've claimed, not without its consequences.
if there's mutual interest, why not?
[ too bad, he answered. ]
of course it's not simple. but the difference is if something's got a chance, then you go for it. if it's dead in the water, don't waste your time. if you gotta spend that much time rolling around in the could or should or would, then it's just a daydream. you end up just some asshole pining for something you're never gonna get. and there's your unrealistic fantasy.
[ like this asshole. ]
[ too bad, he answered. ]
of course it's not simple. but the difference is if something's got a chance, then you go for it. if it's dead in the water, don't waste your time. if you gotta spend that much time rolling around in the could or should or would, then it's just a daydream. you end up just some asshole pining for something you're never gonna get. and there's your unrealistic fantasy.
[ like this asshole. ]
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