[ He can feel something crack inside of him. Like the bottle he carefully shoved everything in was breaking. He can't just nod along with the facade this time. He can't pretend like there's nothing to worry about or everything will work out for the best. ]
No! No, don't you get it. He got shattered, Tal. There's no coming back. They shattered him!
[ And Nine was stupid enough to believe they could fix it. Stupid enough to believe they could have gotten on top in the end. All the confidence in his own ability to come out on stop is starting to fray.
Nine has no masters to tell him what to do. And this trial is taking away his direction. They might not be able to save everyone. Not the kids. Not Talcott. No one. ]
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No! No, don't you get it. He got shattered, Tal. There's no coming back. They shattered him!
[ And Nine was stupid enough to believe they could fix it. Stupid enough to believe they could have gotten on top in the end. All the confidence in his own ability to come out on stop is starting to fray.
Nine has no masters to tell him what to do. And this trial is taking away his direction. They might not be able to save everyone. Not the kids. Not Talcott. No one. ]