[Rey falls silent again, rolling one of the untouched berries between her fingers.]
...so you think all of Cyrus' actions might be coming from a place of pain, rather than...well, evil intent?
[...
It's not impossible. What makes Rey uncomfortable is that it doesn't just feel possible, it feels probable. Stripping everyone of spirit and free will, pushing an agenda of peace, determining this to be the true solution to the problem of human emotions...
...it adds up, in a way she doesn't like. Feeling sympathy for Saturn - a man driven to horrible acts through brainwashing from a higher power - is different to feeling sympathy for his master. It doesn't...feel right.
...]
...Cynthia was adamant that we weren't to hurt him. I know many of us don't trust her but I do, and if she's so intent on defeating Team Galactic...why instruct us to leave Cyrus unharmed....?
[...this is making more and more sense by the minute, which is frustrating. How do you fight someone you feel sorry for?]
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...so you think all of Cyrus' actions might be coming from a place of pain, rather than...well, evil intent?
[...
It's not impossible. What makes Rey uncomfortable is that it doesn't just feel possible, it feels probable. Stripping everyone of spirit and free will, pushing an agenda of peace, determining this to be the true solution to the problem of human emotions...
...it adds up, in a way she doesn't like. Feeling sympathy for Saturn - a man driven to horrible acts through brainwashing from a higher power - is different to feeling sympathy for his master. It doesn't...feel right.
...]
...Cynthia was adamant that we weren't to hurt him. I know many of us don't trust her but I do, and if she's so intent on defeating Team Galactic...why instruct us to leave Cyrus unharmed....?
[...this is making more and more sense by the minute, which is frustrating. How do you fight someone you feel sorry for?]