Him, you, Senri, Yu, a bunch of other people including most of the gods, who's going to win, who they're going to choose to help them with their world, whether any of us are going to see each other ever again, how I'm going to manage to seem normal to everyone back home...
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And why I was even brought here in the first place.
It isn't anyone's responsibility to make someone else "enough".
But making any kind of positive impact on someone's life—that means a lot. It's the people we meet in our lives—and, sometimes, the simple things they do for us, not always realizing it—that make living worthwhile.
... It was an orphanage. Pretty idyllic—a loving caretaker, warm and caring siblings, always something to entertain yourself with, no fear of starvation or anything like that, etc.
Except for that one detail, unbeknownst to all of the kids, of how getting "adopted" actually meant being sent to your death.
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[She sighs.]
Okay, non-fake answer... I don't know.
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Him, you, Senri, Yu, a bunch of other people including most of the gods, who's going to win, who they're going to choose to help them with their world, whether any of us are going to see each other ever again, how I'm going to manage to seem normal to everyone back home...
[A beat.]
And why I was even brought here in the first place.
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... Connor's changed. Since the start of the competition, I mean.
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...I know he has.
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[She trails off, running a hand through her hair.]
I don't know.
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But making any kind of positive impact on someone's life—that means a lot. It's the people we meet in our lives—and, sometimes, the simple things they do for us, not always realizing it—that make living worthwhile.
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What if it wasn’t positive?
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[She pauses, before shifting to another point.]
Did he ever tell you why he was so hesitant to admit he felt things?
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[She shifts, moving her legs so her knees are pulled up to her chest.]
He asked me once... What do you think most people would do with a machine if they realized it wasn’t working the way it was supposed to?
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Dispose of it.
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Even if that’s true, what if that path gets him killed?
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Zoe, I never did tell you about the place I grew up in, did I?
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No, not really.
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Except for that one detail, unbeknownst to all of the kids, of how getting "adopted" actually meant being sent to your death.
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