And plenty of people have been here their entire lives.
[ It's not chiding, exactly; she sympathises too much for that. Every night she tosses and turns, wondering what more she could - should - be doing, what prices she's willing to pay. ]
You know what revolution costs, Nate. If we're going to try that here - in a world that isn't ours, that we could disappear from in a moment - we can't be rash about it.
We can't just do nothing either. Everyone wants me to do as they say — to play their game. What if I don't want to? What if I don't want to submit to them?
( it's not even entirely a matter of his having so little life experience [and intimate relations] as a whole. he just... can't stand seeing people in this situation. in this prison. )
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[ It's not chiding, exactly; she sympathises too much for that. Every night she tosses and turns, wondering what more she could - should - be doing, what prices she's willing to pay. ]
You know what revolution costs, Nate. If we're going to try that here - in a world that isn't ours, that we could disappear from in a moment - we can't be rash about it.
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( it's not even entirely a matter of his having so little life experience [and intimate relations] as a whole. he just... can't stand seeing people in this situation. in this prison. )