It's not that she doesn't recognize that there's something there. She does. It's not that she doesn't understand that it's necessary to be aware of limitations. It is.
But she's a survivor, and she's absolutely not capable of admitting defeat for the sake of defeat; she cannot stop fighting for anything less than being completely physically incapable of doing so, cannot let herself think of it as okay. It's not. Full stop.
So she snorts. "Please. That just means you get mean, not quit," she answers, stepping a bit wide of the trail to take a look at him.
He's shorter than her, but twice as broad, almost thrice; accustomed to being strong, accustomed to being able to match blow for blow and keep going, she'd wager. Something she's never been able to do. "If you want a vacation that's different, we get to have that here. Sometimes. But if not, it just means adapt."
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But she's a survivor, and she's absolutely not capable of admitting defeat for the sake of defeat; she cannot stop fighting for anything less than being completely physically incapable of doing so, cannot let herself think of it as okay. It's not. Full stop.
So she snorts. "Please. That just means you get mean, not quit," she answers, stepping a bit wide of the trail to take a look at him.
He's shorter than her, but twice as broad, almost thrice; accustomed to being strong, accustomed to being able to match blow for blow and keep going, she'd wager. Something she's never been able to do. "If you want a vacation that's different, we get to have that here. Sometimes. But if not, it just means adapt."