[ There are a lot of faceless thems out there. Too many. And he gets it, that torch of anger he always carries within him rising up some to meet hers, dance with it.
He's also something like twice her age. Has been here longer. Has a better idea of how a lot of things work. Not everything — he doesn't know what she's been through, why this needs to be personal for her — but. ]
We can make them stop. When you wake up, when we're in the same place again. [ Please let them be in the same place again. ] We'll be strong enough to do that. There's a lot of us working on it. You won't be alone. Lots of us want the same thing.
[ Or at least that's how he sees it. Otherwise, why are they all there? What other motivation could any of them possibly have?
A pause as something softens in him. This part Amos doesn't really get, but if it's important to her... ]
If you need them to know it was you, then we can do that, too.
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He's also something like twice her age. Has been here longer. Has a better idea of how a lot of things work. Not everything — he doesn't know what she's been through, why this needs to be personal for her — but. ]
We can make them stop. When you wake up, when we're in the same place again. [ Please let them be in the same place again. ] We'll be strong enough to do that. There's a lot of us working on it. You won't be alone. Lots of us want the same thing.
[ Or at least that's how he sees it. Otherwise, why are they all there? What other motivation could any of them possibly have?
A pause as something softens in him. This part Amos doesn't really get, but if it's important to her... ]
If you need them to know it was you, then we can do that, too.