[ Of course, Gen had family to think of — parents and a sister at the very least, even if their relationships didn't seem especially harmonious when he spoke of them in Venera. Gray can't fault him for tying himself to those things when she did the same thing in a different flavor.

So she gets it, of course she does. If she didn't, she wouldn't still be here in Achamoth too, smothered by a culture that doesn't speak to her in the least. Her hands resume their work, nearly finished making order of Gen's unruly hair. ]

Yes. I get it. Those responsibilities are important too, but...

[ She trails off briefly, reformulating what she wants to say. ]

If it were someone's obligation to die for their hometown, but they had the opportunity to leave... Would you tell that person to stay or leave?