her eyes grow round with wonder at that, her stoicism cracking with surprise. she wonders how it went, and what they spoke about, especially for him to be protective. in a way, it was a little sweet of him (not that she'd ever tell him that to his face though).
" I don't think you need to worry. I can't imagine he'd choose to be violent, to be honest. "
jade was a man of practicality. he is a scientist through and through. despite the rumours of his brutality, he had always appeared to be someone quick and efficient, more prone to untangling situations than blindly acting. tear knew better than anyone that he was simply utilitarian in his methods -- a commonality that they both shared.
if he were to choose violence, it would likely mean either all other methods had been exhausted or he had evaluated there was no point in even exploring them. and tear doubts such is the case here.
" Oh, I ... I don't, really. I was just playing it by ear. "
sound had always been something of a specialty for her: it was easy to hear the pitch and frequency even of living beings around her, to reverse those frequencies and cancel out effects. it wasn't a skill she'd been able to explore all too deeply, but learning instruments was easy.
erin's hesitation isn't lost on her though, and tear hesitates for only a second before just plowing through and just asking. as always, blunt by nature.
" What exactly did the Captain mean when he called you a 'slaver'? "
she can guess, but she'd rather not put words into erin's mouth or make assumptions about her case.
" I'm guessing that's why you're worried the Colonel would be violent towards you? "
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her eyes grow round with wonder at that, her stoicism cracking with surprise. she wonders how it
went, and what they spoke about, especially for him to be protective. in a way, it was a little
sweet of him (not that she'd ever tell him that to his face though).
" I don't think you need to worry. I can't imagine he'd choose to be violent, to be honest. "
jade was a man of practicality. he is a scientist through and through.
despite the rumours of his brutality, he had always appeared to be someone quick and efficient,
more prone to untangling situations than blindly acting. tear knew better than anyone that he was
simply utilitarian in his methods -- a commonality that they both shared.
if he were to choose violence, it would likely mean either all other methods had been exhausted or he
had evaluated there was no point in even exploring them. and tear doubts such is the case here.
" Oh, I ... I don't, really. I was just playing it by ear. "
sound had always been something of a specialty for her: it was easy to hear the pitch and
frequency even of living beings around her, to reverse those frequencies and cancel out effects.
it wasn't a skill she'd been able to explore all too deeply, but learning instruments was easy.
erin's hesitation isn't lost on her though, and tear hesitates for only a second before just
plowing through and just asking. as always, blunt by nature.
" What exactly did the Captain mean when he called you a 'slaver'? "
she can guess, but she'd rather not put words into erin's mouth or make assumptions about her case.
" I'm guessing that's why you're worried the Colonel would be violent towards you? "