DEIMOS
the resurrected sword
He rumbled an accord of agreement as she followed his line of thought. We did similar training when we were younger, fresh and bold, indifferent and stupid. Too ignorant of the world to realize the simulations played out could’ve been more than just games and airs, that one wrong move meant the death of a comrade. That it was sharpening the mind, as well as their frames, for moments ahead where the blood was real and their adversaries were tangible, whole, and ready for blood. You cannot let the fear control you. You control it. Easier said than done, perhaps, but he’d seen so many fight, be driven into flight mode, or be frozen in terror. He’d rather try than have her fall apart into the alternatives.
He tilted his head, a clear wanting arch of a brow there, an inward eye roll waiting to flicker. Nor was he going to feed into her doubting measures, even if they didn’t hold the actual distinction behind them. We cannot predict every situation, as that would be impossible, and he’d already been baffled, bewildered, many times over by the things he’d seen here. But we can at least tackle the knowns.
It was his turn to snort as she dug readily into timeframes. That depends on when you feel you are ready.
He tilted his head, a clear wanting arch of a brow there, an inward eye roll waiting to flicker. Nor was he going to feed into her doubting measures, even if they didn’t hold the actual distinction behind them. We cannot predict every situation, as that would be impossible, and he’d already been baffled, bewildered, many times over by the things he’d seen here. But we can at least tackle the knowns.
It was his turn to snort as she dug readily into timeframes. That depends on when you feel you are ready.
still standing
not because you can
but because you have to
