Mary nodded as she listened, letting him speak, not risking stopping him by interrupting. She knew enough to understand the vulnerability he was feeling here, but also counting on it to help the momentum of his confession to keep the floodgates from closing once more.
Even if she was wrong about him in one way or another, that he was talking was victory enough. And honestly it didn't sound to her like she had him pegged so wrong in his reasons for serving with Esdham's military either. He might consider it the best use of him, but he also just admitted to being overwhelmed by this world in the breath prior.
"There's nothing wrong with questioning the world around you. It's frustrating to be sure, but it doesn't mean you aren't contributing if that's what you're concerned about. Everyone has their skills and does their part, and it's up to everyone else to pick up the other burdens." She turned and looked out the window, taking a breath before continuing.
"As for not being who you thought you were, I imagine that's true of a lot of us now. Torn from our own homes we've learned to adapt to our new surroundings. We're not the same people we once were. This would be true in any world over time, it's just happened suddenly enough here for us to notice." She returned her gaze to her fellow Hero, looking him up and down once more. She didn't expect she'd soothe his troubles with this meeting, but she hoped for insight and perhaps to get him to think more critically. If he had hurdles to overcome he had to be the one to ultimately leap.
"If you don't mind, what correlations do you mean? You're one of those who come from a world similar to this one, right? Something about our situation reminds you of your world?"
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Even if she was wrong about him in one way or another, that he was talking was victory enough. And honestly it didn't sound to her like she had him pegged so wrong in his reasons for serving with Esdham's military either. He might consider it the best use of him, but he also just admitted to being overwhelmed by this world in the breath prior.
"There's nothing wrong with questioning the world around you. It's frustrating to be sure, but it doesn't mean you aren't contributing if that's what you're concerned about. Everyone has their skills and does their part, and it's up to everyone else to pick up the other burdens." She turned and looked out the window, taking a breath before continuing.
"As for not being who you thought you were, I imagine that's true of a lot of us now. Torn from our own homes we've learned to adapt to our new surroundings. We're not the same people we once were. This would be true in any world over time, it's just happened suddenly enough here for us to notice." She returned her gaze to her fellow Hero, looking him up and down once more. She didn't expect she'd soothe his troubles with this meeting, but she hoped for insight and perhaps to get him to think more critically. If he had hurdles to overcome he had to be the one to ultimately leap.
"If you don't mind, what correlations do you mean? You're one of those who come from a world similar to this one, right? Something about our situation reminds you of your world?"