As far as Will is concerned, the evidence that the defenders did their best is clear in the fact that he's still alive at all. Judging by how well (or not well) he and Weaver dealt with just one spirit, a second would've likely meant the end of them both. And with them, their chance at destroying the World Eater for certain.
It's sinking in just how close they were to complete and utter failure, how stacked the odds were against them. Of course he knew all that in the weeks leading up, but then there wasn't room for it between programming a launch sequence and making sure the old wiring wouldn't fail and just... everything else. There was no point in worrying, because there was only one solution.
He lets out a breath he feels like he's been holding for months. Defying certain disaster— at least that part's familiar.
He puts a hand on Rosinante's shoulder, which does double duty as repaying the head touch and also steadying himself.
"Right, an algae." Which is closer to a plant than an animal, but he'll let it pass. "Though they usually only glow when agitated. This seems to be a bit more widespread." In that it's basically covering the entire lake.
In another world, maybe Rosinante's assumption would be dumb. But here? "Light spilling out makes just about as much sense as anything else. We've never had this much of it, so this is uncharted territory." He pauses. "We should probably try to catch some of it." Yet he also makes no move to do so.
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It's sinking in just how close they were to complete and utter failure, how stacked the odds were against them. Of course he knew all that in the weeks leading up, but then there wasn't room for it between programming a launch sequence and making sure the old wiring wouldn't fail and just... everything else. There was no point in worrying, because there was only one solution.
He lets out a breath he feels like he's been holding for months. Defying certain disaster— at least that part's familiar.
He puts a hand on Rosinante's shoulder, which does double duty as repaying the head touch and also steadying himself.
"Right, an algae." Which is closer to a plant than an animal, but he'll let it pass. "Though they usually only glow when agitated. This seems to be a bit more widespread." In that it's basically covering the entire lake.
In another world, maybe Rosinante's assumption would be dumb. But here? "Light spilling out makes just about as much sense as anything else. We've never had this much of it, so this is uncharted territory." He pauses. "We should probably try to catch some of it." Yet he also makes no move to do so.