“An experiment at the bottom of the ocean?” That sounded like a terrible place to end up. Several questions sprung to mind all at once when he explained, but he withheld his inquiries until the end of the lesson as it were. He did nod at Watts’ admission. “Yeah, the place has its secrets, but I think they’re mysteries to the Aspects as much as they are to us.”
He could respect another’s approach to things, though. He himself had just dove in, afraid to look at the feelings of loss and confusion that accosted him when he’d arrived here. If he had, they would have consumed him. It was easier to focus on the world around him, even if he had all ended up being an elaborate dream. It wouldn’t, he knew that now, but in the beginning he’d been hopeful. Now, as much as he missed the modern world, he was starting to find his place in this one. It left him focused, and less adrift, even if it could be overwhelming at times.
“Yeah, that’s the thick of it, really, but Chaz’ll never give up.” And Jagger would be lying if he said there wasn’t a part of him that wanted the man to. Some things, some people, were better left in the shadows, and others preferred it that way. Jagger was one of them. “Not really, but I doubt it’s any more unpleasant than murderers.”
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“An experiment at the bottom of the ocean?” That sounded like a terrible place to end up. Several questions sprung to mind all at once when he explained, but he withheld his inquiries until the end of the lesson as it were. He did nod at Watts’ admission. “Yeah, the place has its secrets, but I think they’re mysteries to the Aspects as much as they are to us.”
He could respect another’s approach to things, though. He himself had just dove in, afraid to look at the feelings of loss and confusion that accosted him when he’d arrived here. If he had, they would have consumed him. It was easier to focus on the world around him, even if he had all ended up being an elaborate dream. It wouldn’t, he knew that now, but in the beginning he’d been hopeful. Now, as much as he missed the modern world, he was starting to find his place in this one. It left him focused, and less adrift, even if it could be overwhelming at times.
“Yeah, that’s the thick of it, really, but Chaz’ll never give up.” And Jagger would be lying if he said there wasn’t a part of him that wanted the man to. Some things, some people, were better left in the shadows, and others preferred it that way. Jagger was one of them. “Not really, but I doubt it’s any more unpleasant than murderers.”