[ that she can't provide a better story. sorry that she's so removed. that's the foundation of the world she knows now, one shaped by that negligence. Gaby wasn't made to tackle wars. she admires anyone who can, but even the concept of war sounds like another lifetime. conflicts like that are smaller, controlled. it's a part of the painted picture. ]
Someone – I believe she's from your world –
[ Gaby pays attention. notes the connections. ]
She got mad that we weren't doing more. That we didn't blow the hell out of everything here, or trust that she could do it. But that's the thing. We haven't had war since the Xelkoven War, and war between people since before that. It's why we disseminate. Tear things down at the joints. It's a slow process. It'll outlast any of us.
[ Gaby doesn't remember her conversations before the dreams – most translated over, sure. nothing slid over sideways about her fear of the world falling to hell. a snowstorm is unnatural, unreal. it's not the decimation of another city. her same fear and desperation isn't present anymore. ]
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[ that she can't provide a better story. sorry that she's so removed. that's the foundation of the world she knows now, one shaped by that negligence. Gaby wasn't made to tackle wars. she admires anyone who can, but even the concept of war sounds like another lifetime. conflicts like that are smaller, controlled. it's a part of the painted picture. ]
Someone – I believe she's from your world –
[ Gaby pays attention. notes the connections. ]
She got mad that we weren't doing more. That we didn't blow the hell out of everything here, or trust that she could do it. But that's the thing. We haven't had war since the Xelkoven War, and war between people since before that. It's why we disseminate. Tear things down at the joints. It's a slow process. It'll outlast any of us.
[ Gaby doesn't remember her conversations before the dreams – most translated over, sure. nothing slid over sideways about her fear of the world falling to hell. a snowstorm is unnatural, unreal. it's not the decimation of another city. her same fear and desperation isn't present anymore. ]