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riseunparalleled

The same old responsibilities, captain? [Understanding, rather than teasing.]

We aren't who we once were. But, as much as this was a more drastic break than some, that's always the case. Living in the world, or even slightly outside of it, means we're never who we once were. Sometimes it's more evident when you're just looking at the end results, but I don't think the path to a more cohesive whole is different than it was before.

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goingtobeunwell

Just a little added violence and trauma, mn? You may have a point. What divided us wasn't permanent; there's no more struggle than usual.

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riseunparalleled

Yeah. After all, even before all this, your experiences weren't the same as Kyoko's weren't the same as Cho Gonou's and so on. Fitting together the different experiences with violence and trauma is always part of our mission. In some ways, this just adds more shared experience, for some.

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goingtobeunwell

But it also creates an odd, shared bonding experience. What separates us also brings many of us together here. I just hope the divide isn't too great.

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riseunparalleled

[He nods.] But there will always be some who do feel the divide more than others. It's important that we try, but wearing yourself out means that you can help fewer people, not more.

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goingtobeunwell

Do you take your own advice from time-to-time? [He laughs softly.]

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riseunparalleled

All the time. [He pokes him, gently.] I'm not stretched thin.

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goingtobeunwell

Liar. [He leans back against him, smile fond.] Tea's nice. Been a while since we'd done this.

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riseunparalleled

Nothing but the truth. I'm too old for that, outside of emergencies. [He runs a hand over Crozier's hair.] A few things have gotten in the way. Different ships. Lack of tea... It's nice to be able to, again.

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goingtobeunwell

[The touch is...nice, very nice. Surprising.]

Lack of tea, on both ships. The Brig had water and fish, and little else. [He grunts in fake annoyance.]

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riseunparalleled

A great shame. We didn't have tea, but the food was generally very filling, during the time I was there. You could say it was sensible, for rowing, but considering the number of arms they cut off... [He wouldn't say 'sense' was a quality he'd use to describe the place. He keeps gently stroking Crozier's hair, different than he's used to but it can still be neatened a little.]