[ She trails off, not giving much details but remembering an exchange she had after a fairly nasty, fairly unwanted communion (and really, it was in the same vein of what Caren's expressing: Zenites writing off Meridian life). And while Lottie is used to scathing comments, she still looks back on the incident as a prime example of what would happen if she tried convincing anyone of anything that isn't the majority opinion.
And even with Caren's poking and prodding, it does little to change the deep frown that settles on her lips at the thought, of how exhausting it is trying to communicate with some of their own. Not that she has β Lottie lurks more, now, than she ever participates. ]
..Everyone is just so stubborn. [ She starts, rubs a hand at her forehead. Keeps her voice low enough because they may be with each other, but they're not alone. ] Which I get is part of the whole, you know, 'cause', but it's not that easy. Everyone here is stupid powerful and it makes me feel like there's nothing we can do to stop that escalation, you know? Does that make sense? It's like all that power went to their muscles and not their heads..
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Last time I even did that..
[ She trails off, not giving much details but remembering an exchange she had after a fairly nasty, fairly unwanted communion (and really, it was in the same vein of what Caren's expressing: Zenites writing off Meridian life). And while Lottie is used to scathing comments, she still looks back on the incident as a prime example of what would happen if she tried convincing anyone of anything that isn't the majority opinion.
And even with Caren's poking and prodding, it does little to change the deep frown that settles on her lips at the thought, of how exhausting it is trying to communicate with some of their own. Not that she has β Lottie lurks more, now, than she ever participates. ]
..Everyone is just so stubborn. [ She starts, rubs a hand at her forehead. Keeps her voice low enough because they may be with each other, but they're not alone. ] Which I get is part of the whole, you know, 'cause', but it's not that easy. Everyone here is stupid powerful and it makes me feel like there's nothing we can do to stop that escalation, you know? Does that make sense? It's like all that power went to their muscles and not their heads..