( She mirrors his silence, perhaps unconsciously. There are others, but they're not these gods. Other Delights wouldn't be the Delight they've lost. Kate never could forgive her for what happened, for the death of a friend or the nightmare of those two weeks. (It'll be worse next time, whenever that is, she's sure, and — maybe, just maybe — it's a good thing that they've faced the Null once, that people have experience fighting these things...
Or maybe that's just the Hope talking. Who knows.)
Still. Knowing she's gone and not merely imprisoned is strange. Could the outcome have been worse? Certainly. But the finality is... odd. Nothing here has ever really been final. Not even people going home. )
...Hope you get to.
( And it's still so strange that Kate can truly say that she does hope for that, in the same way it was strange to hope that the Creatures back home would be able to experience a peaceful existence after Rosenberg died. She spent so much time and energy believing them the enemy, and now—
Well. Now she's here talking to one of them as easily as she talks to anyone. )
action;
Or maybe that's just the Hope talking. Who knows.)
Still. Knowing she's gone and not merely imprisoned is strange. Could the outcome have been worse? Certainly. But the finality is... odd. Nothing here has ever really been final. Not even people going home. )
...Hope you get to.
( And it's still so strange that Kate can truly say that she does hope for that, in the same way it was strange to hope that the Creatures back home would be able to experience a peaceful existence after Rosenberg died. She spent so much time and energy believing them the enemy, and now—
Well. Now she's here talking to one of them as easily as she talks to anyone. )
What about the Null? What would y'do with them?