[you think about how we did this thread moments before disaster
The shoulder sort of slumps under Sidon's hand, not from the weight, not because it's painful, but because he's so... Burdened.]
You would have found one. There isn't any question about something like that. But you didn't have time, did you? The problem is... not having enough time to find a better alternative.
he gives his shoulder a little pat finally before drawing his hand back. ]
That's true.
[ viktor will mention time again in a sweeter context, but it's sad here. ]
I know time is a different concept between you and I. [ he'd already expected from feeling the weakness in viktor's body for himself that it may not last another—what is the average for a hylian? another 40, 50 years? he hopes it comes close to that, at least. ] It is a precious resource either way. But perhaps even moreso to a human than a Zora.
[ his perspective on time is different. more grounded in history and wider spans of years, decades, centuries. he can't pretend he completely understands what it would mean to someone with less than a hundred years to spend. ]
[He sort of hangs his head in an almost resigned way. Sidon reminds him of Heimerdinger. A being whose lifespan is already long, who doesn't have any sort of ailment to shorten it.
Would they be desperate, too, if so?]
It's alright. I understand. I don't think what any of you tried to do was wrong. You tried the options you had available. You tried what you thought would work.
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The shoulder sort of slumps under Sidon's hand, not from the weight, not because it's painful, but because he's so... Burdened.]
You would have found one. There isn't any question about something like that. But you didn't have time, did you? The problem is... not having enough time to find a better alternative.
[He understands that! Sidon is too nice to him.]
I will...
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he gives his shoulder a little pat finally before drawing his hand back. ]
That's true.
[ viktor will mention time again in a sweeter context, but it's sad here. ]
I know time is a different concept between you and I. [ he'd already expected from feeling the weakness in viktor's body for himself that it may not last another—what is the average for a hylian? another 40, 50 years? he hopes it comes close to that, at least. ] It is a precious resource either way. But perhaps even moreso to a human than a Zora.
[ his perspective on time is different. more grounded in history and wider spans of years, decades, centuries. he can't pretend he completely understands what it would mean to someone with less than a hundred years to spend. ]
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Would they be desperate, too, if so?]
It's alright. I understand. I don't think what any of you tried to do was wrong. You tried the options you had available. You tried what you thought would work.