[It's all in theory. Most of what they're all talking about, it's crunched in maybe's and what if's. Interpretation and those are so fragile, so prone to being wrong and they won't even know it until it's too late. Until something else falls on them or kills them.
Until something new or old comes crashing out of the woods or splashes out of the water and picks them off, one of one.
Working together. Right. Sure, because Quentin had the best track record on that one. He wants it, though. He wants to be a part of the solution, to be the one to find the way out and save everyone that's stuck here. Save the world again, like it's not something that's keeping him up at night or making his blood run cold. Thinking about what the price might be this time around.
They're all dead here.
But.
With Riku's warm hand around his wrist and his eyes when Quentin looks up at him. They all still have heartbeats. They breathe. His own is almost catching in his throat as he blinks back at Riku and then, looking down at the hand on his arm, Quentin mouth opens and closes a few times.]
Was that a yes? I'm going to take that as a yes, and. I want to. To help.
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Until something new or old comes crashing out of the woods or splashes out of the water and picks them off, one of one.
Working together. Right. Sure, because Quentin had the best track record on that one. He wants it, though. He wants to be a part of the solution, to be the one to find the way out and save everyone that's stuck here. Save the world again, like it's not something that's keeping him up at night or making his blood run cold. Thinking about what the price might be this time around.
They're all dead here.
But.
With Riku's warm hand around his wrist and his eyes when Quentin looks up at him. They all still have heartbeats. They breathe. His own is almost catching in his throat as he blinks back at Riku and then, looking down at the hand on his arm, Quentin mouth opens and closes a few times.]
Was that a yes? I'm going to take that as a yes, and. I want to. To help.