Samuel
Just when it seemed he was making some kind of progress, Everest agreeing and asking calm questions, it all started to go wrong again. All he could really give was an exasperated shrug when it came to The Order. Clearly, they didn't know how everything worked, but without Everest knowing what the Ascended were like, it was difficult to make the argument.
Sam was surprised by just how strong Everest's reaction was to what he had said, but he had a response ready for that one. Gesturing up to the sky then to himself, he asked: "I'm outside right now, aren't I?" True, not all Ascended could be in light like himself, but that was a detail he could withhold for the moment.
"I don't need food and I don't miss it. But, listen--" He was losing this child's interest, he knew (Sam had never been any good with children anyway) but he had to try. "--I'm here now. Is it fair to hurt me just for being here? I'm not hurting anyone, am I?"
Sam was surprised by just how strong Everest's reaction was to what he had said, but he had a response ready for that one. Gesturing up to the sky then to himself, he asked: "I'm outside right now, aren't I?" True, not all Ascended could be in light like himself, but that was a detail he could withhold for the moment.
"I don't need food and I don't miss it. But, listen--" He was losing this child's interest, he knew (Sam had never been any good with children anyway) but he had to try. "--I'm here now. Is it fair to hurt me just for being here? I'm not hurting anyone, am I?"
I just want to be ok, be ok, be ok
I just want to be ok today
I just want to be ok today
