I want you to think about it, because it doesn't have to be that way.
[ tit-for-tat; eye for an eye. there is nothing impatient or frustrated in his reply, and despite the irritation clear as day in those dark eyes - Abel is doing his best to remain level and approachable, calm. he knows this is hard - incredibly hard for Gen, that he isn't used to people talking to him, never mind about matters as grave as this one... not with Gen's best interest at heart. he's used to being on the defensive, seeing some kind of threat or manipulation in everything around him.
and even though none of that is new to Abel... somehow, it still serves to make him unerringly sad, even now. ]
I know there will be a time when you have to fight, and I know there may be times when no amount of best efforts will avoid that. Sometimes, the only way we can move forward is through.
[ and here it is again, that 'but': ]
...But I want you to consider it. Trying. Even if you don't succeed, and even if it doesn't work out - at least you exhausted other options. It doesn't always have to end the way it did in Venera. And... people may surprise you if you give them the chance, Gen.
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[ tit-for-tat; eye for an eye. there is nothing impatient or frustrated in his reply, and despite the irritation clear as day in those dark eyes - Abel is doing his best to remain level and approachable, calm. he knows this is hard - incredibly hard for Gen, that he isn't used to people talking to him, never mind about matters as grave as this one... not with Gen's best interest at heart. he's used to being on the defensive, seeing some kind of threat or manipulation in everything around him.
and even though none of that is new to Abel... somehow, it still serves to make him unerringly sad, even now. ]
I know there will be a time when you have to fight, and I know there may be times when no amount of best efforts will avoid that. Sometimes, the only way we can move forward is through.
[ and here it is again, that 'but': ]
...But I want you to consider it. Trying. Even if you don't succeed, and even if it doesn't work out - at least you exhausted other options. It doesn't always have to end the way it did in Venera. And... people may surprise you if you give them the chance, Gen.