About a year ago here, we had our first monsters. [Less like clockwork. It explains why Clarke had been so adamant to tell people to slow down. A year is a long time compared to what she experienced back home.
Which—he had asked about her home. Thinking of things in terms of being like clockwork.]
But back home, we were the monsters. [Lincoln had said it once, hadn't he? Once they all experience that monster inside of them, it was hard to be anything else. Clarke sees that every time she looks in the mirror, every time she remembers that she's Wanheda. She's free of that here, and she wonders if Nate will be surprised by what she's just said. Sometimes people are, sometimes they brush it aside. But she doesn't hold on to that curiosity for long. It is what it is.] And war was like clockwork to us. We'd try go to war over anything. There were barely enough people for it, and we'd try anyway.
[Clarke hasn't been looking at him while sharing. They need to keep their eyes on the horizon.]
I'd take these over that. Killing them or curing people is a solution, one that's straightforward. But I don't think I'll feel that way if it keeps happening. I think I'll be right there with you. [If people all go through being turned, what will it be like on the other end?
Clarke knows that could be disastrous for anyone. She knows this world has lost hope and found it again, has clung to false idols like Ricky Ling. What would they do now that the Displaced have started to tear that all down?]
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Which—he had asked about her home. Thinking of things in terms of being like clockwork.]
But back home, we were the monsters. [Lincoln had said it once, hadn't he? Once they all experience that monster inside of them, it was hard to be anything else. Clarke sees that every time she looks in the mirror, every time she remembers that she's Wanheda. She's free of that here, and she wonders if Nate will be surprised by what she's just said. Sometimes people are, sometimes they brush it aside. But she doesn't hold on to that curiosity for long. It is what it is.] And war was like clockwork to us. We'd try go to war over anything. There were barely enough people for it, and we'd try anyway.
[Clarke hasn't been looking at him while sharing. They need to keep their eyes on the horizon.]
I'd take these over that. Killing them or curing people is a solution, one that's straightforward. But I don't think I'll feel that way if it keeps happening. I think I'll be right there with you. [If people all go through being turned, what will it be like on the other end?
Clarke knows that could be disastrous for anyone. She knows this world has lost hope and found it again, has clung to false idols like Ricky Ling. What would they do now that the Displaced have started to tear that all down?]