That wasn't really something we did much of, no. I worked things out on my own.
[And he regrets it. Sorely. Regrets not trusting the others. Regrets letting the paranoia eat away at him, at the relationships he'd had with Tim, Martin, Melanie. He'd connected a little with Basira, but they still rarely talked until recently. And now she's more-or-less in charge and just... works away while she runs around doing god knows what for Elias. All in service of some 'grand plan,' no doubt.]
Elias didn't really encourage much 'team building.'
[He really tries hard not to let himself hare off again when she suggests they're just imitating the entities.]
The Beholding is here. I know what it feels like. And how would they even know to imitate the entities years before they pulled me out of my own universe? Before they even knew they existed? It would make more sense that they do exist here.
[He's going to start working himself up again with Ava's own logic.]
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I worked things out on my own.
[And he regrets it. Sorely. Regrets not trusting the others. Regrets letting the paranoia eat away at him, at the relationships he'd had with Tim, Martin, Melanie. He'd connected a little with Basira, but they still rarely talked until recently. And now she's more-or-less in charge and just... works away while she runs around doing god knows what for Elias. All in service of some 'grand plan,' no doubt.]
Elias didn't really encourage much 'team building.'
[He really tries hard not to let himself hare off again when she suggests they're just imitating the entities.]
The Beholding is here.
I know what it feels like.
And how would they even know to imitate the entities years before they pulled me out of my own universe?
Before they even knew they existed?
It would make more sense that they do exist here.
[He's going to start working himself up again with Ava's own logic.]