[ As selfish as it is to drag him through the mud, to scorn him for what Rhys told her - she wants to. She wants to vent to someone, partially out of her own experiences. Would she ever get to tell Comstock to rot in hell? To knock a false God off his pillar in Heaven? No, after tonight, she thinks not.
The conversation, she knows, has to wait. ]
I don't know how I feel. We need to talk. We need to talk about everything. There's only so much you can handle and I can't - [ She looks to his arm, flinching a bit. ] - I can't put you through that. It would be cruel.
[ SHE SAVES YOUR FEELINGS. ]
It's not possible! No one knows if they're - [ Her voice cracks, a raspy cry as she's standing right in front of him, inches away. Clutching her fists at her size. ] No one knows until it's too late.
[ But, here he goes asking her a question she's not ready - ]
I... I don't know. I'm not a gunslinging hero, you know! I can't even use my powers. I have a target on my back after this. After everything.
[ She truly has to think. She doesn't know how she feels about Jack, but he can see the sincerity in her eyes as she looks to him, trying not to lose her composure. ]
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Date: 2016-07-18 09:11 pm (UTC)The conversation, she knows, has to wait. ]
I don't know how I feel. We need to talk. We need to talk about everything. There's only so much you can handle and I can't - [ She looks to his arm, flinching a bit. ] - I can't put you through that. It would be cruel.
[ SHE SAVES YOUR FEELINGS. ]
It's not possible! No one knows if they're - [ Her voice cracks, a raspy cry as she's standing right in front of him, inches away. Clutching her fists at her size. ] No one knows until it's too late.
[ But, here he goes asking her a question she's not ready - ]
I... I don't know. I'm not a gunslinging hero, you know! I can't even use my powers. I have a target on my back after this. After everything.
[ She truly has to think. She doesn't know how she feels about Jack, but he can see the sincerity in her eyes as she looks to him, trying not to lose her composure. ]
I could ruin you.