[His heart leaps up into his throat. She remembers dying. And she remembers...]
What? I...I was there, and I let you die, right in front of me?
[Just like Seteth. Why does this keep happening? Is he doomed to have it happen to him, too, one day? That he'll be forced to confront the reality that no matter how strong he becomes, he will never be able to protect the people he cares about? --well, no, he supposes he isn't, because he and all those people he cares about are dead already. Put another way, it's already happened.
But seeing her shiver again pulls him out of his head enough to put that aside for now. He debates with himself for a moment and then moves closer to her, shifting to sit beside her. He lifts a hand, but hesitates again.]
Can I...I mean, would you...I could. I could do it now, if...you want me to. To make you warmer.
[It's only after he says it that he realizes: that's the point of this effect of the drugs. Of course blankets and coats don't help with the cold. The Peacekeeper wants them to get closer. He swears then and there, at the next opportunity, he's going to go give that machine a piece of his mind.]
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What? I...I was there, and I let you die, right in front of me?
[Just like Seteth. Why does this keep happening? Is he doomed to have it happen to him, too, one day? That he'll be forced to confront the reality that no matter how strong he becomes, he will never be able to protect the people he cares about? --well, no, he supposes he isn't, because he and all those people he cares about are dead already. Put another way, it's already happened.
But seeing her shiver again pulls him out of his head enough to put that aside for now. He debates with himself for a moment and then moves closer to her, shifting to sit beside her. He lifts a hand, but hesitates again.]
Can I...I mean, would you...I could. I could do it now, if...you want me to. To make you warmer.
[It's only after he says it that he realizes: that's the point of this effect of the drugs. Of course blankets and coats don't help with the cold. The Peacekeeper wants them to get closer. He swears then and there, at the next opportunity, he's going to go give that machine a piece of his mind.]