[ There's a long pause as Lightning just watches Hope, feeling her chest slowly restrict with tension. She takes a breath and straightens her back, but unfortunately it doesn't really help any.
This isn't fair at all; there's nothing she wouldn't do to get rid of his need to worry about the stupid things and their stupid Focus and the fact that they're stuck here in this stupid place. Nothing. ]
The last thing I remember, we'd just set down... it'd only been a few hours since we'd left the Ark before I was pulled here. [ Which is totally weird to think about, considering she was apparently still there with the rest of them as Hope remembers it... which implies she goes back? Trying to wrap her mind around how that even works is nearly impossible.
... She looks away. ] My Brand's still been progressing since I got here. It's... close.
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This isn't fair at all; there's nothing she wouldn't do to get rid of his need to worry about the stupid things and their stupid Focus and the fact that they're stuck here in this stupid place. Nothing. ]
The last thing I remember, we'd just set down... it'd only been a few hours since we'd left the Ark before I was pulled here. [ Which is totally weird to think about, considering she was apparently still there with the rest of them as Hope remembers it... which implies she goes back? Trying to wrap her mind around how that even works is nearly impossible.
... She looks away. ] My Brand's still been progressing since I got here. It's... close.