Soma only nodded. She still wasn't entirely sure how it all worked--she had only relinquished control once, and only for a few moments. Part of her was still a little scared to experiment with it. She couldn't lie to herself; there was a fear there, a fear she wouldn't be able to regain control once she'd given it away. It wasn't really fair to Marie, but the other girl understood, at least.
And if she had to think about it that way, she could have had worse voices in her head than that of a cheerful, patient girl, still quietly excited at seeing the world for the first time. Any friend of Soma's was a friend of Marie's.
Tell him I said hello back, she prompted eagerly, and Soma half-smiled despite herself, dutifully relaying the message.
That half-smile quickly vanished when Lingormr spoke up again. This, at least, was something she understood all too well. "As a hostage," she said, disgust clear in her voice. "Or a bargaining chip." Whatever the lieutenant colonel had thought about the staff at the HEA, at least they'd never lied to her about her purpose. She didn't know how she would have reacted if she'd never known to begin with.
The fact that this world might mean a new start for so many people never failed to surprise her. "You're here now," she added after a moment. "And once we get out of here, you'll be able to find your own purpose."
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And if she had to think about it that way, she could have had worse voices in her head than that of a cheerful, patient girl, still quietly excited at seeing the world for the first time. Any friend of Soma's was a friend of Marie's.
Tell him I said hello back, she prompted eagerly, and Soma half-smiled despite herself, dutifully relaying the message.
That half-smile quickly vanished when Lingormr spoke up again. This, at least, was something she understood all too well. "As a hostage," she said, disgust clear in her voice. "Or a bargaining chip." Whatever the lieutenant colonel had thought about the staff at the HEA, at least they'd never lied to her about her purpose. She didn't know how she would have reacted if she'd never known to begin with.
The fact that this world might mean a new start for so many people never failed to surprise her. "You're here now," she added after a moment. "And once we get out of here, you'll be able to find your own purpose."