[Well, that's fair--he sighs, tilting his head back.
If only it were so simple.]
...It was more frustrating for me on the other side, I think. Knowing I'd be put to sleep, no matter what I tried. Unable to intervene, even if something was happening right next to me.
[Not even necessarily an attack from others, but. He's not going to share Kate's traumas without her permission, even to Vi, whom he trusts to handle it delicately.
As for Alex...]
It's different for her--the same way it is for me. Death loses some of its impact when you've been through it enough times, and you know it isn't going to stick. But she's powerless here, so she knows that without me, she's an easy target. And... [He pauses, trying to decide how to word what he wants to say. Settles on:] ...It's hard to find people who'll care about what happens to you in hell. She's been there too long.
[He doesn't respect her as the ruler of hell, and he certainly doesn't consider her an innocent child to shield from the horrors, but that doesn't mean he can't tell that she is very much not okay, and not in the "haha I'm Childe I cook and clean and I love bloodshed also" way.]
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I can handle that. I could handle it better than most of the people still on that side, actually. And if it was me, it wouldn't be them.
[ so... they could be innocent just a little longer, even though she knows that's not really the truth for most people here anymore. ]
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If only it were so simple.]
...It was more frustrating for me on the other side, I think. Knowing I'd be put to sleep, no matter what I tried. Unable to intervene, even if something was happening right next to me.
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Would you want to intervene? I didn't think you'd be the person to want to step into other people's fights.
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[His loyalties may be very specific, but he doesn't lack them entirely.]
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[ nobody's going to intentionally kill a kid, she thinks, but also: ]
Alex doesn't seem to care if she lives or dies.
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[Not even necessarily an attack from others, but. He's not going to share Kate's traumas without her permission, even to Vi, whom he trusts to handle it delicately.
As for Alex...]
It's different for her--the same way it is for me. Death loses some of its impact when you've been through it enough times, and you know it isn't going to stick. But she's powerless here, so she knows that without me, she's an easy target. And... [He pauses, trying to decide how to word what he wants to say. Settles on:] ...It's hard to find people who'll care about what happens to you in hell. She's been there too long.
[He doesn't respect her as the ruler of hell, and he certainly doesn't consider her an innocent child to shield from the horrors, but that doesn't mean he can't tell that she is very much not okay, and not in the "haha I'm Childe I cook and clean and I love bloodshed also" way.]