She, in the meantime, has been looking over Atom's work, and come to similar conclusions-- the child is... More like her than she cares to admit; a mathematics and physics genius at the very least. "I agree that as a practical concern we should be avoiding harming those who will hide us later. But I cannot be here, calculating the weight of explosive and breaking strain, and there, convincing them to leave."
... Couldn't she? Couldn't she take all of this on? From start to finish? At least then, the failure would be my own. "Besides, when it comes to talking to people..."
She shakes her head. "I make a good lamp-post. And it would be talking to people. Understanding them. Stoking their emotions. Not things for me to do."
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Date: 2024-12-16 07:42 pm (UTC)... Couldn't she? Couldn't she take all of this on? From start to finish? At least then, the failure would be my own. "Besides, when it comes to talking to people..."
She shakes her head. "I make a good lamp-post. And it would be talking to people. Understanding them. Stoking their emotions. Not things for me to do."