[ it's not that he doesn't agree. Stephen himself has come up against some fairly extreme situations and, given the availability of infinite time or an excess of effort, opposed and ended them.
but a roadblock is something you can drive around. what they're dealing with here is more like an often invisible drawbridge with missing parts in the working mechanism that nobody knows how to fix. he still has faith that they're going to get out of here, eventually, but not before given enough time and effort is stretched to its absolute limits.
it's not a pleasant avenue to walk down. neither will be what he asks instead, doubtless, but better far away things than the truths on their doorstep. ]
A setback from what?
[ a roadblock implies a journey to a destination. where was his life headed before this? ]
Killing my father is the first thought that comes to mind, of course - but that's not something you can say to someone. But neither is any of the rest of what he's been doing since Talia broke him out of prison. ]
[ something about the hesitation, the tightness of Hafid's jaw, tells him that the way it should be is a subjective that he's not necessarily going to want to delve into right now.
comfort levels are a bad guide for good conversation. ]
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[ Just as flatly. ]
This is a setback. Nothing more.
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[ equally flatly, though with no shortage of implied meaning.
pretty hefty setback as they go. ]
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[ Damian considers his words for a moment, instead of lashing out blindly or mocking Stephen for not understanding. ]
Whatever doesn't kill you permanently is just a roadblock. You can work around it given enough time and effort.
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but a roadblock is something you can drive around. what they're dealing with here is more like an often invisible drawbridge with missing parts in the working mechanism that nobody knows how to fix. he still has faith that they're going to get out of here, eventually, but not before given enough time and effort is stretched to its absolute limits.
it's not a pleasant avenue to walk down. neither will be what he asks instead, doubtless, but better far away things than the truths on their doorstep. ]
A setback from what?
[ a roadblock implies a journey to a destination. where was his life headed before this? ]
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Killing my father is the first thought that comes to mind, of course - but that's not something you can say to someone. But neither is any of the rest of what he's been doing since Talia broke him out of prison. ]
Putting my world back the way it should be.
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comfort levels are a bad guide for good conversation. ]
Watched over by the right ambassadors?
[ "ambassadors" ]
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That dream is dead. ]
Just stopping the wrong one from taking control.