i return from the abyss of the holidays

[ Aloy smiles and leans back a little. She knows that itch to act, she knows the feeling of waiting and hating it. That sensation of needing to do something, anything to get that feeling of helplessness and frustration out of your head. She also knows what it feels like to think you understand when you don't and then having your whole world shifted onto its head. ]

You wouldn't be the first to try.

[ She smiles again. ]

I know it's frustrating, but acting rashly might well get all of us killed.