[ah.... viola listens and - she hears the way that it's all spoken in third person. it must be such a raw wound. her brow furrows, frustrated over something that she had no control over, but something that clearly hurt catra deeply.]
.... they didn't deserve that. They never should've had to endure something so cruel.
[she isn't the type to dismiss an option out of hand just for pride, but also. . . her lack of trust is definitely playing a part in her hesitancy, here]
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.... they didn't deserve that. They never should've had to endure something so cruel.
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. . . yeah. It was awful.
The worst part is-- he's chipped so many people on Etheria.
I don't know what we're going to do about that when we get. . . home.
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... I know you need to go home. But there is the degree if you choose to stay long enough to graduate - to grant a single wish.
If it is not something that you know how to do with your own two hands right away.... you could always use that as a resource available to you.
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[her answer is immediate, because. yes, she's absolutely thought about it]
But I don't yet know how much I can trust some. . . nebulous "wish."
[a pause. she looks away]
And-- part of this is my fault, anyway. So I need to fix it on my own.
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Well, I can't say I don't understand that. I would prefer to build things with my own two hands, too.
[ . . . ]
But consider it an option. A resource you can take advantage of, should the opportunity arise.
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[she isn't the type to dismiss an option out of hand just for pride, but also. . . her lack of trust is definitely playing a part in her hesitancy, here]
We'll see.