[It's not the first time she's survived a hostage situation with people who were determined to do whatever they were going to do and not listen or cooperate with anyone else; and to their credit, she's sure the people those who died intervened on behalf of are grateful. She's not built anymore to call that a win, though. She'd rather have had someone capable of fighting at the end when the big push did, eventually, come.
She saw him die. She saw his body carted off and his people mourning it. She felt her skin crawl with the ingrained urge to make sure he stayed down and the knowledge that no one did, but there was nothing she could do. And now here he is on her communicator, someone different, but the bones underneath are the same. She's learned how to recognize that, too.
She watches it a few times from where she's burrowed into blankets and pillows in Jesus's loft, trying to decide if she trusts it or not. Ben came back. She acted like a total ass with him, and she's not exactly sorry given the givens, but she does regret treating him badly.
She watches it again, then flicks on the audio, her voice tired but guarded.]
No one was at their best. If this is really you, I think you paid enough, and you don't owe me anything.
Audio : un: betterintexass
She saw him die. She saw his body carted off and his people mourning it. She felt her skin crawl with the ingrained urge to make sure he stayed down and the knowledge that no one did, but there was nothing she could do. And now here he is on her communicator, someone different, but the bones underneath are the same. She's learned how to recognize that, too.
She watches it a few times from where she's burrowed into blankets and pillows in Jesus's loft, trying to decide if she trusts it or not. Ben came back. She acted like a total ass with him, and she's not exactly sorry given the givens, but she does regret treating him badly.
She watches it again, then flicks on the audio, her voice tired but guarded.]
No one was at their best. If this is really you, I think you paid enough, and you don't owe me anything.