[ In a way, she's glad the shot doesn't come immediately— it gives her some time to calm her nerves. And, more importantly, to dress her existing wound, with the supplies she's collected (only belatedly does she realize that she should've done this first, before making herself a target a second time.) She does the best (messy) job she can while managing her shard in her hand, though Caitlyn may sense that she is distracted before she responds again. ]
Of course I do. The world is corrupt... but I want it to be just and kind. In the world I come from, people get away with all kinds of terrible things. I've seen it for myself... someone has to do something about it. It can be remade into something kinder.
[ Even at the cost of the lives of others, even if it takes great sacrifice. She could bear that burden, and bear the weight of blood on her hands. Yes, destroying the universe was a stepping stone to get there. But her eyes remain firmly fixed on the ends, not the means. With a wince, she tightens the last knot around her leg, hands becoming sticky with drying blood. Her tone comes off stubborn when it goes through their connection once more, her head turning just to the right to peer out the window with her peripheral. ]
So maybe it's fine to you, but I don't want to go back to the way things were.
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Of course I do. The world is corrupt... but I want it to be just and kind. In the world I come from, people get away with all kinds of terrible things. I've seen it for myself... someone has to do something about it. It can be remade into something kinder.
[ Even at the cost of the lives of others, even if it takes great sacrifice. She could bear that burden, and bear the weight of blood on her hands. Yes, destroying the universe was a stepping stone to get there. But her eyes remain firmly fixed on the ends, not the means. With a wince, she tightens the last knot around her leg, hands becoming sticky with drying blood. Her tone comes off stubborn when it goes through their connection once more, her head turning just to the right to peer out the window with her peripheral. ]
So maybe it's fine to you, but I don't want to go back to the way things were.