[ It's always a little thrill to surprise him, though this one is diminished by the circumstance. She knows from Philippa that Discovery finds her eventually, if and when she returns to her universe at the point from which she left. Neither of them will remember anything that happened here. They might as well be different people. ]
I would still start over. [ She says with dull defiance, stubborn even in defeat. More muscle memory than moxie. ] But I doubt I'll get the chance.
[ She lifts the glass to her mouth once more. It tastes bitter. She hardly noticed it when she drank with Philippa. ]
I had already mourned her for a year when I arrived here. Both of them. [ She inhales sharply, blinking water from her eyes. ] My brother. This was all the time with him I was ever going to get back. Now it's over.
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Date: 2026-02-02 05:15 am (UTC)I would still start over. [ She says with dull defiance, stubborn even in defeat. More muscle memory than moxie. ] But I doubt I'll get the chance.
[ She lifts the glass to her mouth once more. It tastes bitter. She hardly noticed it when she drank with Philippa. ]
I had already mourned her for a year when I arrived here. Both of them. [ She inhales sharply, blinking water from her eyes. ] My brother. This was all the time with him I was ever going to get back. Now it's over.