twelfth problem [ dictated ]

[withmymind]

Didn't think it would last. One after another, all gone. It's quiet even with the noise.

[ Have you missed this nonsense lately, Paradisa? For anyone confused about what she may be talking about it's quite simple really: she's alone. Kaylee left a while ago, and now Zoe has, and now she's all alone, last of the crew ]

They can't be blamed. They might not be here but it's not home, and still not safe.

[ There's a small pause ]

They're safe now.

[ Meaning: she's here. Without her they're free from the Alliance chasing her ]

Comments

[gottaknockhard]

That's a relief.

[withmymind]

Don't be afraid. [ Not scared, but afraid - afraid of losing, or rather worrying ]

[gottaknockhard]

... [That throws him for a second. Enough that he gets stuck on figuring out what she thinks she sees.]

There wouldn't be much point in that.

[withmymind]

It doesn't stop people being afraid. [ And everyone always gets afraid at some point ]

[gottaknockhard]

[She always tends to take conversations to weird places. Which is dangerous, considering where his mind tends to travel.]

What's left to be afraid of?

[withmymind]

What they don't know. The castle. Leaving.

[gottaknockhard]

Some things are better left unknown.