there's an ocean in my body
there's a river in my soul
"Oh...no, not quite. The Core was trapped in the Spire." Sam corrected, though admittedly he wasn't absolutely sure what the distinction was himself, The Voice being particularly secretive about the actual role of The Core, the divine being he'd had only a glimpse of before running from the Spire injured and scared. How he wished he'd had the strength to stay and look upon what might have been his only chance to see another part of his Goddess.
He had come across her belief several times now, that without pain life was not worth living; he simply could not disagree more. Sam didn't want to get too personal with his explanation, but he still had to reveal some things, looking off beyond Harper as he spoke. "I had a very difficult childhood - my father caused me a lot of pain, physical and emotional. I know pain very well...and I'm glad to live without it now." It had been a novelty for a little while but he had not missed it since he had asked The Voice to remove it from him; life had already been and continued to be hard enough.
As for the festival; watching the sun begin to descend into his basket from the angle he was sat, Sam nodded. "Well, it's usually rather laid back. Drinking and lots of lights - and people exchange gifts." Honestly, he hadn't been many times, scared for many years to brave his social fears for it. "Of course, after what happened at Fiat Lux, people might be a little wary, this year..."
He had come across her belief several times now, that without pain life was not worth living; he simply could not disagree more. Sam didn't want to get too personal with his explanation, but he still had to reveal some things, looking off beyond Harper as he spoke. "I had a very difficult childhood - my father caused me a lot of pain, physical and emotional. I know pain very well...and I'm glad to live without it now." It had been a novelty for a little while but he had not missed it since he had asked The Voice to remove it from him; life had already been and continued to be hard enough.
As for the festival; watching the sun begin to descend into his basket from the angle he was sat, Sam nodded. "Well, it's usually rather laid back. Drinking and lots of lights - and people exchange gifts." Honestly, he hadn't been many times, scared for many years to brave his social fears for it. "Of course, after what happened at Fiat Lux, people might be a little wary, this year..."
if I see a sign in the sky tonight
No one's gonna tell me it's a trick of the light
SAMuEL
