[ she would never be able to have the courage to give voice to these sorts of thoughts just yet, keeping them held deep within herself, beneath the façade of confidence -- of a soldier's hardened shell. but if she'd ever give voice to them and receive a response so heartfelt as that, she doesn't know what she'd do -- or how she'd be able to cope with the rush of emotions that would ensue. it would be beyond awkward for jade to just stand there and bring her to tears over how surprisingly highly he thinks of her.
but perhaps one day, she may feel comfortable enough to reminisce more openly about where their lived had lead them, and where she felt she had been. some guidance from jade sounded perfectly sound for some time in the future. ]
That ... That can't be -- it sounds ridiculous.
[ she openly falters when she hears jade's explanation of the captain, her lips parting around words she can't yet form. in a way, this only feels further familiar: hadn't van created replicas to, in the end, become a god-like being? they had only just managed to escape such a scenario, and then here they were again...
karmic, indeed. ]
I can't pretend like I understand what this captain is thinking but training is something that can be done. That's the least of my concerns here... it's not like we don't have experience in that area, at any rate. [ they'd both been teachers here and there, in a way: both as military standard and with their tenure around luke. this was, in some ways, an area of expertise for her. a niche she would find comfortable. ]
To be honest this is a lot to take in.
[ she was absolutely going to have a headache from all of this, later. ]
If about half of the population here are civilians... Then what about healers? Are there any others?
[ while it may not be openly obvious, there's a light of determination in her eyes: a hope of finding a solution, of protecting the many civilians she now knows are here. she'd never been so overtly altruistic before, but tear feels that it's her duty -- as a healer, and that there's something of a responsibility left over from luke's wishes for a better world. ]
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it would be beyond awkward for jade to just stand there and bring her to tears over how surprisingly highly he thinks of her.but perhaps one day, she may feel comfortable enough to reminisce more openly about where their lived had lead them, and where she felt she had been. some guidance from jade sounded perfectly sound for some time in the future. ]
That ... That can't be -- it sounds ridiculous.
[ she openly falters when she hears jade's explanation of the captain, her lips parting around words she can't yet form. in a way, this only feels further familiar: hadn't van created replicas to, in the end, become a god-like being? they had only just managed to escape such a scenario, and then here they were again...
karmic, indeed. ]
I can't pretend like I understand what this captain is thinking but training is something that can be done. That's the least of my concerns here... it's not like we don't have experience in that area, at any rate.
[ they'd both been teachers here and there, in a way: both as military standard and with their tenure around luke. this was, in some ways, an area of expertise for her. a niche she would find comfortable. ]
To be honest this is a lot to take in.
[ she was absolutely going to have a headache from all of this, later. ]
If about half of the population here are civilians... Then what about healers? Are there any others?
[ while it may not be openly obvious, there's a light of determination in her eyes: a hope of finding a solution, of protecting the many civilians she now knows are here.
she'd never been so overtly altruistic before, but tear feels that it's her duty -- as a healer, and that there's something of a responsibility left over from luke's wishes for a better world. ]