She grabbed me-- pulled me toward her face, and that void-
[Releasing a slightly shaky breath. ]
I... I saw the death of... everything. Without ever having been able to reach its potential... countless billions of lives destroyed, but unable to escape an endless eternity of that ceaseless torment.
Somehow... it is all gathered up in that tiny body.
[ HEY TELEUTE CAN YOU LEAVE HIS SON ALONE? JESUS FUCK ]
. . . Yeah. I've seen it too.
"Does life have meaning?" Apparently Hope and her sisters were tasked with finding the answer to that. Her sisters made one decision; she made another. That's why they've locked her away.
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Re: Day 26
[Releasing a slightly shaky breath. ]
I... I saw the death of... everything. Without ever having been able to reach its potential... countless billions of lives destroyed, but unable to escape an endless eternity of that ceaseless torment.
Somehow... it is all gathered up in that tiny body.
Re: Day 26
. . . Yeah. I've seen it too.
"Does life have meaning?" Apparently Hope and her sisters were tasked with finding the answer to that. Her sisters made one decision; she made another. That's why they've locked her away.
Re: Day 26
. . . She is intimidating to be around. But for some reason, I do not feel as though I can leave her alone, either.
[ . . . Oh! ]
But I did not go looking for trouble! It was sometime after the fireworks. I did not leave the pasture, or anything.
Re: Day 26
But I agree, I don't really want to just leave that situation be either.