didn't dismiss or demean don for her thoughts, which she'd been prepared to defend just as she always had, and for a moment don doesn't know what to say. she draws her blouse close, tying the bow gently again. sinclair doesn't either -- whatever his thoughts, he listens to don and returns the conversation positively, but for a stranger from their city to be the same... mm. ]
I do not care if it is worry or not, [ she finally says, but it isn't irritant or defensive. it's firm, yes, but with an edge of gratitude to angela's words. ] It is because we ought to do better, so that those who live tomorrow will be able to breathe easier than they did today -- and as Fixers, we are honored enough to handle it. There is little to gain in isolating oneself, miss, or knowing when to cut things off.
[ oh, you can tell who she's been talking to ]
It is only through our bonds with other that we may find strength enough to step forward in times of duress -- by their presence, or the loss of it. Is that not so?
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didn't dismiss or demean don for her thoughts, which she'd been prepared to defend just as she always had, and for a moment don doesn't know what to say. she draws her blouse close, tying the bow gently again. sinclair doesn't either -- whatever his thoughts, he listens to don and returns the conversation positively, but for a stranger from their city to be the same... mm. ]
I do not care if it is worry or not, [ she finally says, but it isn't irritant or defensive. it's firm, yes, but with an edge of gratitude to angela's words. ] It is because we ought to do better, so that those who live tomorrow will be able to breathe easier than they did today -- and as Fixers, we are honored enough to handle it. There is little to gain in isolating oneself, miss, or knowing when to cut things off.
[ oh, you can tell who she's been talking to ]
It is only through our bonds with other that we may find strength enough to step forward in times of duress -- by their presence, or the loss of it. Is that not so?