"It's not about deserving," he refutes, and his tone suggests a frown even without a visible face. "You don't belong here either, whether this is your world or not. Not with things like... this. All of it."
He pauses, because that's a train of thought he's not keen to navigate right now. "I know it seems less likely now, but... there is still a chance that this is a Porter mishap. We know its glitches can last a week or more, based on past incidents."
It's a thin possibility, and they both know it. But Knock Out offers it with practicality, not unkindness. They won't pin their hopes on it, but neither should they completely dismiss it just yet.
Time enough for that later.
"So we can try to wait it out. See if there's any other way to confirm what's going on. I have the GPS coordinates for where De Chima's supposed to be, if you want to go anyway and be sure."
He's letting her choose, heedful of their barely-cooled argument where he'd removed that option from her. Not an apology, perhaps, but acknowledgement.
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He pauses, because that's a train of thought he's not keen to navigate right now. "I know it seems less likely now, but... there is still a chance that this is a Porter mishap. We know its glitches can last a week or more, based on past incidents."
It's a thin possibility, and they both know it. But Knock Out offers it with practicality, not unkindness. They won't pin their hopes on it, but neither should they completely dismiss it just yet.
Time enough for that later.
"So we can try to wait it out. See if there's any other way to confirm what's going on. I have the GPS coordinates for where De Chima's supposed to be, if you want to go anyway and be sure."
He's letting her choose, heedful of their barely-cooled argument where he'd removed that option from her. Not an apology, perhaps, but acknowledgement.