mental link, v important questions;

[narcissithstic]

(Tell me, have any of you spoken to Cathaway within the last two months.)

[The newer Hosts are the most likely suspects, but perhaps through the link—

Perhaps he feels nothing not because of distance, but because she's chosen to keep him locked out. The possibility is a nagging itch at the base of his skull; he'd rather know for certain.]

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[narcissithstic]

[To her apology, he says nothing; she wasn't involved, she couldn't understand, and more than anything else, it's not her burden to bear.]

( In the galaxy I left behind, he'd been dead for thirty years. Here, he was a child. A man so young I hardly recognized him.

Time isn't what it once was. Not here, not there.)

[A beat, and then:]

( Take this opportunity for what it is. )

[greentech]

[ Well, that actually matches up with something she's been suspicious of ever since she met Shiro here. Good to have that confirmed. ]

( I'll think about it. )