[ His certainty surprises him, a little. He'd thought for so long that he didn't have anywhere to belong, anymore, that he could go anywhere and still be alone. That the Barge might be all he had.
He doesn't think that anymore. ]
You're not the same, either, you know.
I'm not sure I'd call it smarter. [ He's teasing.
But she is different. Wider. Breathing in all the options of a life set free from destiny and the fate of worlds. ]
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[ His certainty surprises him, a little. He'd thought for so long that he didn't have anywhere to belong, anymore, that he could go anywhere and still be alone. That the Barge might be all he had.
He doesn't think that anymore. ]
You're not the same, either, you know.
I'm not sure I'd call it smarter. [ He's teasing.
But she is different. Wider. Breathing in all the options of a life set free from destiny and the fate of worlds. ]