[ but never seen one. slightly too early for that, although sometimes his memories suggest he's seen one anyway. maybe even ridden one.
but he's not going to humor her that far. there's being tolerant of survivors and then there's inviting disaster. he's starting to figure out where the fine line between those two things is. some people don't make his outside-trials life a living hell anymore when that used to be their sole goal, so he's probably better at it than some others.
but her question makes him pause in his work. the answer to that - the real answer - is a confusing, terrifying mess, gnawing at something in the pits of what's left of his soul.
fortunately, he's gotten very good at ignoring that kind of thing. ]
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[ but never seen one. slightly too early for that, although sometimes his memories suggest he's seen one anyway. maybe even ridden one.
but he's not going to humor her that far. there's being tolerant of survivors and then there's inviting disaster. he's starting to figure out where the fine line between those two things is. some people don't make his outside-trials life a living hell anymore when that used to be their sole goal, so he's probably better at it than some others.
but her question makes him pause in his work. the answer to that - the real answer - is a confusing, terrifying mess, gnawing at something in the pits of what's left of his soul.
fortunately, he's gotten very good at ignoring that kind of thing. ]
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