[He works through Five's memories aloud, filling in the blanks to the story. Time travel is an alien concept to him--but this town bathed in darkness has drastically broadened his horizons when it comes to the alien and the unfathomable.
All things considered, the gritty details likely matter more to Five in the long run than to him. There's no hand to wipe clean the slate for the world he knows. No unravelling history or undoing past mistakes. Mired in the mess and the muck of his time, he'd agree on one thing: humanity is its own worst enemy. The only way forward is to cut the hands off those who cling to power and make way for the new.]
You're not the only one who fought for a better future. [He lifts his chin a few degrees. Conviction, even the tired kind, can be a powerful motivator. It can see a man through a shrapnel wound, or give him a reason to pick up his swords when he's sure the pain of his burn injuries will drop him.] If you want to know, I'll tell you. But I'd rather hear about the old world.
[He can't help it--that shine of curiosity for mankind's golden age, that nebulous period of time before the wars, before the barons.]
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[He works through Five's memories aloud, filling in the blanks to the story. Time travel is an alien concept to him--but this town bathed in darkness has drastically broadened his horizons when it comes to the alien and the unfathomable.
All things considered, the gritty details likely matter more to Five in the long run than to him. There's no hand to wipe clean the slate for the world he knows. No unravelling history or undoing past mistakes. Mired in the mess and the muck of his time, he'd agree on one thing: humanity is its own worst enemy. The only way forward is to cut the hands off those who cling to power and make way for the new.]
You're not the only one who fought for a better future. [He lifts his chin a few degrees. Conviction, even the tired kind, can be a powerful motivator. It can see a man through a shrapnel wound, or give him a reason to pick up his swords when he's sure the pain of his burn injuries will drop him.] If you want to know, I'll tell you. But I'd rather hear about the old world.
[He can't help it--that shine of curiosity for mankind's golden age, that nebulous period of time before the wars, before the barons.]