It won't be worthwhile to do anything else so risky. If anything, we've learned that exploring those areas ought to be in our hands, not yours. We all have our tasks here, and some that we ask of the Avatars would be best done on our own.
[Just like. A gentle warning not to try anything else so reckless. She also feels a little sad, like they can never really repay Mercy, or make the pain she felt right. But at least a real little girl isn't trapped there.]
But I am glad we have more of a sense of what that place is, and what it wants. You have my thanks.
[ at least the real girl isn't suffering. she doesn't really know how to address the fact that she's grown attached to someone's strange, illusionary doppelganger that does not exist, so she doesn't. politely: ]
Thank you. It seems we still have a ways to go before we might uncover the truth.
[they're quiet for a moment, and then:] I... trust the four of you.
[they don't normally trust anybody, but. people who would rather die than hurt a child? would rather die than stoop that low - well. maybe it's safe to say pride doesn't know a lot of people who would prioritize like that.]
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[Just like. A gentle warning not to try anything else so reckless. She also feels a little sad, like they can never really repay Mercy, or make the pain she felt right. But at least a real little girl isn't trapped there.]
But I am glad we have more of a sense of what that place is, and what it wants. You have my thanks.
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Thank you. It seems we still have a ways to go before we might uncover the truth.
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[they're quiet for a moment, and then:] I... trust the four of you.
[they don't normally trust anybody, but. people who would rather die than hurt a child? would rather die than stoop that low - well. maybe it's safe to say pride doesn't know a lot of people who would prioritize like that.]
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