[...Huh. That's not as bad as she anticipated. And, once again annoyingly, Clarke is right, because it matters way too much that he's still here.]
Right.
[Rita can play it totally smooth, though. Even as she...proceeds to keep typing something else that's been bothering her and which maybe she feels like needs to just--get out. Or maybe she's too tired and wrung out to keep it inside.]
It would be nice if it did mean something. If the ship worked that way.
[She can never forget the battle royale or the hundreds, maybe thousands of previous passengers. One day...there will be a next time, and he may not be here anymore.]
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Right.
[Rita can play it totally smooth, though. Even as she...proceeds to keep typing something else that's been bothering her and which maybe she feels like needs to just--get out. Or maybe she's too tired and wrung out to keep it inside.]
It would be nice if it did mean something. If the ship worked that way.
[She can never forget the battle royale or the hundreds, maybe thousands of previous passengers. One day...there will be a next time, and he may not be here anymore.]