[ She doesn't think he does, but that's also about all she can explain of that part of Columbia's history. She'd had her biased, propaganda version of events, and it was only in visiting that wretched "museum" with Booker that she'd gotten another perspective and realized that the glorified version was just that. The truth was far harsher. But she only knew that truth in summary, since everything that had taken place down below after Columbia seceded had surely been matters of the world of Sodom that the people of Columbia didn't have to concern themselves with. Or at least she would bet that's the justification.
His question is a natural one, but more than any of the other questions, this one seems to make her the most uncomfortable. The pause of silence is longer, the twisting of the thimble around her pinky more pronounced, but she speaks eventually, though bitterly. ]
I always thought it was because of what I can do. But... [ She trails off again, and her frown deepens ] He wants me to take his place.
[ It's more complicated than that in many respects, but she finds that she doesn't really want to talk about it. Not right now. ]
But that's not my childhood. Let's talk about something else.
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[ She doesn't think he does, but that's also about all she can explain of that part of Columbia's history. She'd had her biased, propaganda version of events, and it was only in visiting that wretched "museum" with Booker that she'd gotten another perspective and realized that the glorified version was just that. The truth was far harsher. But she only knew that truth in summary, since everything that had taken place down below after Columbia seceded had surely been matters of the world of Sodom that the people of Columbia didn't have to concern themselves with. Or at least she would bet that's the justification.
His question is a natural one, but more than any of the other questions, this one seems to make her the most uncomfortable. The pause of silence is longer, the twisting of the thimble around her pinky more pronounced, but she speaks eventually, though bitterly. ]
I always thought it was because of what I can do. But... [ She trails off again, and her frown deepens ] He wants me to take his place.
[ It's more complicated than that in many respects, but she finds that she doesn't really want to talk about it. Not right now. ]
But that's not my childhood. Let's talk about something else.