That doesn't surprise me. It was an absolute shipwreck from beginning to end.
Mmn... [The word loss stings. He takes a deep breath.] We will see them again. I fully intend to free them of that wretched prison.
I am. [He's still very much obviously exhausted, but even this is an improvement on how he was.]
[There's a hesitance, and then...]
My time on the Brigantine... has given me a new perspective to look at things. And... at people.
So, I suppose what I want to say is... [Hesitance... Awkwardly:] Thank you for looking out for me. I'm... not sure why you might have chosen myself in particular [Even if there were others, there were a considerable amount of people here— it only stands to reason Xie Lian couldn't connect with them all] but it's... nice to have people who care enough to check up on me.
Re: Private
Date: 2022-09-14 10:17 pm (UTC)Mmn... [The word loss stings. He takes a deep breath.] We will see them again. I fully intend to free them of that wretched prison.
I am. [He's still very much obviously exhausted, but even this is an improvement on how he was.]
[There's a hesitance, and then...]
My time on the Brigantine... has given me a new perspective to look at things. And... at people.
So, I suppose what I want to say is... [Hesitance... Awkwardly:] Thank you for looking out for me. I'm... not sure why you might have chosen myself in particular [Even if there were others, there were a considerable amount of people here— it only stands to reason Xie Lian couldn't connect with them all] but it's... nice to have people who care enough to check up on me.