CHARACTERS: Misato + Gildor, Sam, Lakshmi, Seconds and others! WHERE: The Graze, Hyrypia WHEN: DAY 16-18 SUMMARY: Various starters for various attempts at winning this intergalactic scavenger hunt! WARNINGS: Bad decisions all around.
No one should have to do any of this if they don't want to. People should be able to just live their lives, to do the best they can in all this. I've always fought so others don't have to.
[ And yet - and yet. Their connection is too strong for him to hide the way part of him agrees with her, even if he wanted to. And he doesn't want to; it's been a long time since he's felt the need to hide much of anything of who he is from Misato.
He's never been all that comfortable among civilians, never been able to relate well to those who haven't thrown themselves into the fight.
Sam watches her back, not shying away from the weight of her gaze as he lets it settle over him. ]
You know I'd never be able to be just along for the ride.
[ Between the two of them, it is precisely why she even raises the topic with him. She tugs her Elin closer toward him, overstepping any barriers of personal space, with full intention of imposing her opinion upon him by words and by physical presence. ]
But you forget that all of us, no exceptions, chose this over death. Wanting has nothing to do with it anymore. [ It is a hypocritical stance, when she would fight to keep Shinji out of firing line, and Beth. ] So, do you understand what I mean?
no subject
[ And yet - and yet. Their connection is too strong for him to hide the way part of him agrees with her, even if he wanted to. And he doesn't want to; it's been a long time since he's felt the need to hide much of anything of who he is from Misato.
He's never been all that comfortable among civilians, never been able to relate well to those who haven't thrown themselves into the fight.
Sam watches her back, not shying away from the weight of her gaze as he lets it settle over him. ]
You know I'd never be able to be just along for the ride.
no subject
[ Between the two of them, it is precisely why she even raises the topic with him. She tugs her Elin closer toward him, overstepping any barriers of personal space, with full intention of imposing her opinion upon him by words and by physical presence. ]
But you forget that all of us, no exceptions, chose this over death. Wanting has nothing to do with it anymore. [ It is a hypocritical stance, when she would fight to keep Shinji out of firing line, and Beth. ] So, do you understand what I mean?