[...he sighs. it still feels unfair to him, even if temenos was able to handle it, even if he was able to give her the rites.
it would be nice if they all could have lived kinder lives up until now, but. that's just not how things are, is it?]
Yeah, there wasn't really any turning it off. Even if we'd closed our eyes, we'd still - y'know - hear it. [...] ...wouldn't have felt right to turn a blind eye to it, though. All things considered.
[ he repeats, grave and thoughtful, quiet for a moment even after to let it sink in. he likely would've done much of the same - and frankly, it's not that unusual, at home. ]
... I wish I could have done differently, but wishes are nothing but just that. [ just wishes. ] And now, we have to keep moving forward.
[ a beat. ]
Well. Eventually. Once you're out of the gaol. [ teehee. ]
[there's really nothing else they can do. they can't go back and change the past - and simply drifting along in the present and waiting for whatever happens next isn't an option either.
wishes might just be wishes, and there may be a lot they can't do in their situation, but they can at least do their best with what they can do to work toward a better future.]
It'll be soon enough, at least. [a beat.] I feel like I've been grounded. This hasn't happened in years.
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[...he sighs. it still feels unfair to him, even if temenos was able to handle it, even if he was able to give her the rites.
it would be nice if they all could have lived kinder lives up until now, but. that's just not how things are, is it?]
Yeah, there wasn't really any turning it off. Even if we'd closed our eyes, we'd still - y'know - hear it. [...] ...wouldn't have felt right to turn a blind eye to it, though. All things considered.
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[ he repeats, grave and thoughtful, quiet for a moment even after to let it sink in. he likely would've done much of the same - and frankly, it's not that unusual, at home. ]
... I wish I could have done differently, but wishes are nothing but just that. [ just wishes. ] And now, we have to keep moving forward.
[ a beat. ]
Well. Eventually. Once you're out of the gaol. [ teehee. ]
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[there's really nothing else they can do. they can't go back and change the past - and simply drifting along in the present and waiting for whatever happens next isn't an option either.
wishes might just be wishes, and there may be a lot they can't do in their situation, but they can at least do their best with what they can do to work toward a better future.]
It'll be soon enough, at least. [a beat.] I feel like I've been grounded. This hasn't happened in years.
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Have you spent much time behind bars...? My goodness.
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[he. shrugs. don't worry about it.]
But I meant being grounded. When I was younger, if I misbehaved, my mom would send me to my room.
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[ damn to be a modern ]
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When you're a kid with a short attention span and you just wanna run around and play, yeah. It is.