["Not everyone completes their mission" is something he clearly can't tolerate, either... But of course, things are messy, here. It's not just about the two of them and Buzen who, he's certain, would rather die than accept a failed mission that meant they would forever be apart from the rest of their citadel. He knows he would personally, at least.
He's quiet for a second then, thinking that over. What are they going to do if they're right?]
...The humans here won't outlive us. Most of the others probably won't, either.
[It sounds like the residents have been here for some time, but he doesn't think of any of them as being particularly human, so... Surely, the clock will run down eventually here, as it does everywhere else, right?]
If they choose to accept, then we can wait.
[It sounds harsh, but... well. They do have much, much more time. They can afford to wait, to let the humans who choose life live out their time, and to then try again once they've died.]
But... I don't think-- [Hm.] ...I think we might've missed the window for that.
[It's harsh, perhaps, but it's not untrue. It isn't as though he wants the people here to die--far from it. But it's an undeniable fact of humanity, one that they're innately aware of from the moment they're brought to consciousness. Sooner or later, humans die. Nothing can change that.
He sighs.]
I think you're right. [You can't undo blood that's already been spilled. They know, all too well, that there's usually no going back from there.]
That seems like a bit of a distant problem for the time being, though. Right now, he's less concerned about figuring out how to get home and more concerned about figuring out how to not get everyone picked off one-by-one by either an out of balance world, or some malicious entity hiding therein.]
...For now, let's just focus on figuring out whatever the hell escalated things to this point. I really don't think it's the prism just responding to us.
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He's quiet for a second then, thinking that over. What are they going to do if they're right?]
...The humans here won't outlive us. Most of the others probably won't, either.
[It sounds like the residents have been here for some time, but he doesn't think of any of them as being particularly human, so... Surely, the clock will run down eventually here, as it does everywhere else, right?]
If they choose to accept, then we can wait.
[It sounds harsh, but... well. They do have much, much more time. They can afford to wait, to let the humans who choose life live out their time, and to then try again once they've died.]
But... I don't think-- [Hm.] ...I think we might've missed the window for that.
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He sighs.]
I think you're right. [You can't undo blood that's already been spilled. They know, all too well, that there's usually no going back from there.]
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That seems like a bit of a distant problem for the time being, though. Right now, he's less concerned about figuring out how to get home and more concerned about figuring out how to not get everyone picked off one-by-one by either an out of balance world, or some malicious entity hiding therein.]
...For now, let's just focus on figuring out whatever the hell escalated things to this point. I really don't think it's the prism just responding to us.