Laboratory. I only remember flashes of it before I was put into a stasis chamber for further healing, I think.
[ She remembers fluorescent lights. Humming, swinging. Derisive laughter. Fingers ghosting her shoulder. She thinks it doesn't bother her, but it does. ]
Whether it was just him or not, he still made the choice. You're putting too much emphasis on what you feel and think about him, not about the choices he made. I know when zero hour hits there's... it's not always blatant. We don't always get this action movie third choice that solves it. But he made that choice -- because that's what it was. That's the only thing you can be confident in, is that of course no one wants to die or make a sacrifice, but it isn't a movie. It's something done knowing you might not walk out. Yeah?
[ Her expression slips, but it's not negative or sharp. Like a sigh. Like she's explaining this to Chris and not someone else with a different situation. ]
I think I am. We had to part ways. I made him leave me behind because I would've slowed them down, but from what I hear from someone else from my world, I make it out. Been worried about it for a while, actually. [ Her chuckle is weak and nervous. ] It takes a load off me. Dying once is enough for me.
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[ She remembers fluorescent lights. Humming, swinging. Derisive laughter. Fingers ghosting her shoulder. She thinks it doesn't bother her, but it does. ]
Whether it was just him or not, he still made the choice. You're putting too much emphasis on what you feel and think about him, not about the choices he made. I know when zero hour hits there's... it's not always blatant. We don't always get this action movie third choice that solves it. But he made that choice -- because that's what it was. That's the only thing you can be confident in, is that of course no one wants to die or make a sacrifice, but it isn't a movie. It's something done knowing you might not walk out. Yeah?
[ Her expression slips, but it's not negative or sharp. Like a sigh. Like she's explaining this to Chris and not someone else with a different situation. ]
I think I am. We had to part ways. I made him leave me behind because I would've slowed them down, but from what I hear from someone else from my world, I make it out. Been worried about it for a while, actually. [ Her chuckle is weak and nervous. ] It takes a load off me. Dying once is enough for me.