[ He still can't believe she's been alive. All this time. It's true that Verso's lived a long time alone, but he's had stretches of company. With Monoco, with Expeditioners. Most of it ended in disaster, but he can't say that every moment was terrible. But her forced isolation...? It's any wonder she can still have conversation.
A slight delay before he adds: ]
I saw her. Alicia. At least, I thought I did. Some sort of trick. Strangled and torn by the vines. Dead, but different from a Gommage. Different from what happens on the continent.
Just...lifeless.
They won't hesitate to hurt us here. Use us against each other.
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[ He still can't believe she's been alive. All this time. It's true that Verso's lived a long time alone, but he's had stretches of company. With Monoco, with Expeditioners. Most of it ended in disaster, but he can't say that every moment was terrible. But her forced isolation...? It's any wonder she can still have conversation.
A slight delay before he adds: ]
I saw her. Alicia. At least, I thought I did. Some sort of trick. Strangled and torn by the vines. Dead, but different from a Gommage. Different from what happens on the continent.
Just...lifeless.
They won't hesitate to hurt us here. Use us against each other.