Down and out, and out of luck, we're spinning but the needle's stuck
She supposed she ought to be afraid, at hearing that. But she could only nod, in sad agreement. She shouldn't be. Yet she was.
"If you could guarantee that I actually went back to Mort, and if I didn't have someone waiting for me to come home... I would welcome it," she told him with a smile that was entirely tired, and more than a little lost. Bad decisions had been made, and it did not look like she would find any easy escape from them. Not even when one stood right in front of her. "But unfortunately, I would hurt someone very much if I died now. So. I thank you, for this respite. Maybe next time, yes?"
She took a step back. "It was nice to see you again, Remi. I hope you stay well."
Then she activated her upgrade and was gone, in a rush of air that hurried to fill the space she had vacated.
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{FIN}
"If you could guarantee that I actually went back to Mort, and if I didn't have someone waiting for me to come home... I would welcome it," she told him with a smile that was entirely tired, and more than a little lost. Bad decisions had been made, and it did not look like she would find any easy escape from them. Not even when one stood right in front of her. "But unfortunately, I would hurt someone very much if I died now. So. I thank you, for this respite. Maybe next time, yes?"
She took a step back. "It was nice to see you again, Remi. I hope you stay well."
Then she activated her upgrade and was gone, in a rush of air that hurried to fill the space she had vacated.
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{FIN}
Maea
