[ dextera’s head drops in a way that makes his neck ache before he picks himself back up, and when he meets gen’s eyes, there’s honest surprise.
gen’s resistance to the forces of this world isn’t anything new, and dextera even has context now for why he might bend the way he does on certain matters, why he might not feel the same loyalty to his world that dextera does to his. still, to be questioned on it with such intensity—dextera is left briefly stunned by the realization that gen has likely been dwelling on this. ]
…
[ his lips are parted like he’s going to make a verbal response, but his mouth in fact closes when the answer comes through communion. he’s hedging; it has less to do with meridian and more to do with the fact gen is the one asking. ]
…I don’t know. [ he wants a better answer, but he’s coming up short. ] It’s just what I have to do. It’s all I have.
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gen’s resistance to the forces of this world isn’t anything new, and dextera even has context now for why he might bend the way he does on certain matters, why he might not feel the same loyalty to his world that dextera does to his. still, to be questioned on it with such intensity—dextera is left briefly stunned by the realization that gen has likely been dwelling on this. ]
…
[ his lips are parted like he’s going to make a verbal response, but his mouth in fact closes when the answer comes through communion. he’s hedging; it has less to do with meridian and more to do with the fact gen is the one asking. ]
…I don’t know. [ he wants a better answer, but he’s coming up short. ] It’s just what I have to do. It’s all I have.