Caroline laughs, breaking her own tension. "If anything, we share the blame." She sobers quickly enough. "I am not used to avoiding the subject, although I should have. My apologies."
Her mind is running in an entirely different direction now. She has, after all, solved the mystery, plus all the experience necessary to perhaps prevent - or further postpone - Armageddon itself. So long as this war here is waging on, there is no use for that knowledge, and once it ends... Well, once it's over, she doubts she will remain alive. But if Irene - or anyone else from Earth-prior-doomsday - should return, they could easily carry a message or two, no?
She will have to think about this once the shock wears off, she decides, then shakes herself out of her reverie. Takes another, sip - larger this time. Ponders Irene's reaction. None of the questions that raises are appropriate, though. Burning, nonetheless, though she puts an effort into remaining, at large, expressionless.
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Her mind is running in an entirely different direction now. She has, after all, solved the mystery, plus all the experience necessary to perhaps prevent - or further postpone - Armageddon itself. So long as this war here is waging on, there is no use for that knowledge, and once it ends... Well, once it's over, she doubts she will remain alive. But if Irene - or anyone else from Earth-prior-doomsday - should return, they could easily carry a message or two, no?
She will have to think about this once the shock wears off, she decides, then shakes herself out of her reverie. Takes another, sip - larger this time. Ponders Irene's reaction. None of the questions that raises are appropriate, though. Burning, nonetheless, though she puts an effort into remaining, at large, expressionless.