( this had already been a painful enough ask when it'd just been a bland transaction. then jade layers on some encouragement, which does not have the desired comforting effect. were they in person, clarke would be snapping at him — but over text it's just a clipped, rapid-fire response. )
It is only a contingency. Not even that, I'm only asking because he wanted me to and I hope it'll make him feel better. We're not coming to that.
( like saying so will make it irrevocably true, and thus also make her feel better. )
[She may not be able to snap at him aloud, but Jade's certainly picking up the impression well enough from the prompt speed of the reply and the contents within it. Not entirely unexpected, in the end...he can hazard a guess behind the unhappiness. And it's not as if he's any happier about this either.
How to actually relay that though, well. That's always the trickier thing...]
No, we're indeed not coming to that, if there's any say for us to have in the matter.
But you're right that he does seem to take comfort in contingencies, at the very least. For him, perhaps, making such requests is a way to have some amount of control over at least a few aspects. And it's practical as well. We must do what we can.
[...Hmmmm. Not quite. None of that's quite--well, the words are already sent, so it's already committed. Continue on.]
Two bottles you shall have. It should only take a few minutes. Would you prefer to pick them up at our cabin, or should I meet you somewhere else with them?
( jade at least gets it. who among the hold outs on board isn't constantly scrabbling for some modicum of control over their situation whenever the ship deals them a particularly bad hand?
is that not what's driven clarke towards her near obsessive need to learn and understand, and maybe one day wield magic?
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mid june
I'm supposed to ask you about holy bottles.
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That would generally be correct, yes. What are you wanting to ask, about them?
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Can you make me one?
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[.....]
Preparation is not confidence that a worst case scenario will come to pass. It's only ever contingency, and it's a wise thing to do.
[You know......not that she needs reminding, but. Considering the implications hanging clear in the air--it may as well be said, after all.]
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It is only a contingency. Not even that, I'm only asking because he wanted me to and I hope it'll make him feel better. We're not coming to that.
( like saying so will make it irrevocably true, and thus also make her feel better. )
I only need two.
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How to actually relay that though, well. That's always the trickier thing...]
No, we're indeed not coming to that, if there's any say for us to have in the matter.
But you're right that he does seem to take comfort in contingencies, at the very least. For him, perhaps, making such requests is a way to have some amount of control over at least a few aspects. And it's practical as well. We must do what we can.
[...Hmmmm. Not quite. None of that's quite--well, the words are already sent, so it's already committed. Continue on.]
Two bottles you shall have. It should only take a few minutes. Would you prefer to pick them up at our cabin, or should I meet you somewhere else with them?
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is that not what's driven clarke towards her near obsessive need to learn and understand, and maybe one day wield magic?
which currently leads them to — )
Actually, can I watch you make them?