cactusy: (let the intrusive thoughts win)
Sameen Shaw ([personal profile] cactusy) wrote in [personal profile] computation 2025-05-11 11:28 pm (UTC)

"Yes."

It's said without hesitation - but since Shaw thinks she knows where she's going, it doesn't come without caveats.

"For now. But, Root-- I don't know if that'll always be true. There were simulations where I pointed a gun at you; where I told you I was going to kill you. I held out for a long, long time. But who's to say they won't get me there eventually?"

Her voice is quiet and controlled, but still tense. The way she mixes up the past and present tenses is the strongest sign of her being worked up.

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