[ oh. there's a beat of surprise, eyes wide - but taair listens, and the statement takes him a little off guard, though... it really shouldn't.
the surprise melts into something softer, and he huffs. ] ...I never thought of it that way.
[ a new perspective. it reminds him for a moment of the miners, and for not the first time since they've met, taair finds himself thinking that fidelio is so, so brave. the true picture of an elder brother, too. fiercely protective. loving. a streak of protectiveness two miles wide. it's admirable, really, and he likes that about him a lot. ]
... It takes quite a bit of courage to follow that path. [ he says, softly, after a moment's pause, reflecting back a little smile. ] And though I'd never wish that type of pain or suffering upon you, or anyone... I see what you mean.
We will have to keep pushing to stop it, and set things right. Though it feels like a pointless struggle, some days... the steps we take forward are steps forward. Slow as they may be. The only thing we have to fear is our numbness and indifference, after all.
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the surprise melts into something softer, and he huffs. ] ...I never thought of it that way.
[ a new perspective. it reminds him for a moment of the miners, and for not the first time since they've met, taair finds himself thinking that fidelio is so, so brave. the true picture of an elder brother, too. fiercely protective. loving. a streak of protectiveness two miles wide. it's admirable, really, and he likes that about him a lot. ]
... It takes quite a bit of courage to follow that path. [ he says, softly, after a moment's pause, reflecting back a little smile. ] And though I'd never wish that type of pain or suffering upon you, or anyone... I see what you mean.
We will have to keep pushing to stop it, and set things right. Though it feels like a pointless struggle, some days... the steps we take forward are steps forward. Slow as they may be. The only thing we have to fear is our numbness and indifference, after all.