[ Sorry for all these non-verbal starters but like, you know . . . he's just out here somewhere. Staring into the dirt like maybe he'll just become one with that and letting embers fall off the end of a cigarette in his fingers. ]
[... he pauses, and then takes out a note from his pocket, holding it out for Daan to see,]
Have you seen this yet?
"—ter what happened today, I don't think you could call this place safe by any stretch of the imagination. We've seen it react now in nearly a hostile way to our presence, and I don't know how long we can stay. Even so, the fact that it exists at all is beyond my expectation.
I suspect some of them want to reach out and make contact with the others, to ease their grief. I understand. But on the other hand, the cult realizing that this place exists—that there might be any space, no matter how small, that they cannot observe—would be catastrophic. What little safety and advantage we do have would be forfeit, and the cult is likely to wipe the slate clean and start over. And in truth, I have no proof that there's a way back.
So, is it worth hoping that they can keep a secret? Perhaps it is cruel, but I want to err on the side of caution."
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W3, friday
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Lavi does not grip Daan's shoulder, but he does come over to stand next to him, following his gaze from the dirt and back. This is wholly a mood,]
Daan. [...] I'm sorry.
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Seeing the things you have, Lavi.
Do you think it's better to live as a monster or just be dead?
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...I'd want to be dead. But I also don't think there's a difference between the two.
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I didn't pry too deeply but what she described to me, I had a suspicion she had maybe moonscorched and it was undone.
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Not that I know what happens when we leave here, or anything about anything really, but...
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Moonscorched?
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...
It's almost like what you see with the afflicted here, but the transformations were much more severe...
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[so she still had a chance?]
...Did Mari say she wanted to find her partner?
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Didn't.
this icon? lowe?
dw about it
But it isn't a risk either of us really felt like taking given the things we'd seen.
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[... he pauses, and then takes out a note from his pocket, holding it out for Daan to see,]
Have you seen this yet?
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Oh... yeah. I have. Saw it on Monday.
Who'd you get it from? Good to know it's been making its rounds...
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[puts it back in his pocket]
I don't know if I trust it any more than I do the wishes. But it's more than what we had before.
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Just trying to find any positivity in it all.