[ He stares at the message and feels a sense of relief. It seems like Maria did as he asked and didn't tell Heather the gruesome details of his demise. However, he didn't return to the train as he thought that he would - instead, he awoke back on Etraya.
No other people there sans Aurora and the companion bots. Only himself and the pets that people left behind. He squirreled himself away back in Stonhyrr. It seems he was knocked out of continuing to participate in the mission, but his mission had succeeded.
Still ... for the first few days, he felt his fingers tremble and hands shake. The fear of death choked him in ways that he never experienced before. Well, it makes sense; the way that he died was violent and painful (however brief that pain was).
Maybe he should cherish himself more. His smile twists on his face; people would say he cherishes himself more than anyone else and he should try to think about others more. Yes, he's aware of his faults. But enough of all that thinking - a response is required. ]
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Date: 2025-02-17 08:00 pm (UTC)From:No other people there sans Aurora and the companion bots. Only himself and the pets that people left behind. He squirreled himself away back in Stonhyrr. It seems he was knocked out of continuing to participate in the mission, but his mission had succeeded.
Still ... for the first few days, he felt his fingers tremble and hands shake. The fear of death choked him in ways that he never experienced before. Well, it makes sense; the way that he died was violent and painful (however brief that pain was).
Maybe he should cherish himself more. His smile twists on his face; people would say he cherishes himself more than anyone else and he should try to think about others more. Yes, he's aware of his faults. But enough of all that thinking - a response is required. ]
I miscalculated how heroic I could be.