[He doesn't miss Van's choice of phrasing, though his brows lift a little before he narrows his eyes again. We. We, indeed. After three years - very nearly four, according to this world's time - he's discovered that there's no shortage of free time. Freedom on the other hand, is ever in short supply, unless one is content to live within the barrier.
He's not committed. He's not. Not yet, maybe not ever. But... if it could change things, if it could keep them all alive...
...if Van was able to find a way to bring the people of Auldrant here, if they could all live on this world, free and without being forced to endure these experiments all the time... maybe...]
...We could be sent back to Auldrant before we make any progress at all in freeing this world. But if we stay...
[Action, January 15th]
[He doesn't miss Van's choice of phrasing, though his brows lift a little before he narrows his eyes again. We. We, indeed. After three years - very nearly four, according to this world's time - he's discovered that there's no shortage of free time. Freedom on the other hand, is ever in short supply, unless one is content to live within the barrier.
He's not committed. He's not. Not yet, maybe not ever. But... if it could change things, if it could keep them all alive...
...if Van was able to find a way to bring the people of Auldrant here, if they could all live on this world, free and without being forced to endure these experiments all the time... maybe...]
...We could be sent back to Auldrant before we make any progress at all in freeing this world. But if we stay...
[Maybe... maybe he won't have to die.]