[That's a wholly accurate summary, and it makes Jon's skin crawl. His jaw tightens, and he just nods.]
The only mark I have that's my own is the Web's. He-he arranged for everything else. Ever since I came to the Institute, and he Saw I'd been touched by the Spider already. I'm not the only one at the Institute who's been touched, but he... I guess he thought that would be one of the hardest to arrange?
[He crosses his arms, fingers digging in, shoulders tensed.]
And ever time his plans went awry I just-I just set them back on track. Everything I've tried to do to help, it's... it's been wrong. Trying to help Melanie had me stabbed for the Slaughter. Saving Daisy took me to the Boneturner for the Flesh, then into the coffin for the Buried. Then into the Lonely for Martin. I- Everything I did was wrong, Ava. Every time I tried to help people it was playing into his hand.
[He swallows and falls silent for a moment before his expression twists again.]
And Tim died for-for nothing. He didn't have to die. Elias said not to take him to the Unknowing. He knew what would happen. Sasha didn't need to, either. I would have got the Stranger's mark from the Unknowing. He didn't need to let that-that thing that wasn't her parade around for months.
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The only mark I have that's my own is the Web's. He-he arranged for everything else. Ever since I came to the Institute, and he Saw I'd been touched by the Spider already. I'm not the only one at the Institute who's been touched, but he... I guess he thought that would be one of the hardest to arrange?
[He crosses his arms, fingers digging in, shoulders tensed.]
And ever time his plans went awry I just-I just set them back on track. Everything I've tried to do to help, it's... it's been wrong. Trying to help Melanie had me stabbed for the Slaughter. Saving Daisy took me to the Boneturner for the Flesh, then into the coffin for the Buried. Then into the Lonely for Martin. I- Everything I did was wrong, Ava. Every time I tried to help people it was playing into his hand.
[He swallows and falls silent for a moment before his expression twists again.]
And Tim died for-for nothing. He didn't have to die. Elias said not to take him to the Unknowing. He knew what would happen. Sasha didn't need to, either. I would have got the Stranger's mark from the Unknowing. He didn't need to let that-that thing that wasn't her parade around for months.