[ It's odd, he thinks, because he isn't quite sure what he expected behind the masks, but it certainly wasn't...
Well. That.
Not even close to human, but their attitudes and actions were, like there was something happening that he could barely understand, and really, he couldn't, but the weight of it was enough that he could draw some conclusions from it. Like someone with a base education who's smart enough to draw the appropriate conclusions, but doesn't really understand the background science of it all. He'd spend enough time with Singed to get the basics, but he doesn't understand it.
He does, however, understand that this is a lot. It's a grand gift that he's given them, and they show the... adulation that's appropriate.
His heart skips a beat as he puts together what it is. ]
You've given them a future. [ He says it, making it make sense in his own words, how he understands it. ]
And you ask little in return, really. Some sacrifice is always necessary, of course, but it is no wonder they give everything they have.
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Well. That.
Not even close to human, but their attitudes and actions were, like there was something happening that he could barely understand, and really, he couldn't, but the weight of it was enough that he could draw some conclusions from it. Like someone with a base education who's smart enough to draw the appropriate conclusions, but doesn't really understand the background science of it all. He'd spend enough time with Singed to get the basics, but he doesn't understand it.
He does, however, understand that this is a lot. It's a grand gift that he's given them, and they show the... adulation that's appropriate.
His heart skips a beat as he puts together what it is. ]
You've given them a future. [ He says it, making it make sense in his own words, how he understands it. ]
And you ask little in return, really. Some sacrifice is always necessary, of course, but it is no wonder they give everything they have.