You know... There are people here who claim to have left, returned to their original realities exactly as they were when they left and with no memory of this place... And then returned here once more.
[ He drops the hand from his neck, though the pressure headache forming at the base of his skull still pulses. ]
I have a bit more nuanced understanding of cognitive realities, so I don't necessarily buy that as others do. But I have no proof that my way of thinking is any more right than theirs. Either way...
[ Two hands held out in front of him, palms up. ]
Either I leave Somnius without a single memory of my time here and I continue down the path that I was on, or I leave and remember everything I've undergone here that has irrevocably changed me and I forge a new path.
[ A weighty gesture with each hand as he names it, then they drop to his lap and he shrugs. ]
Either way, what you tell me won't impact what I do. But if you don't feel comfortable saying anything, please don't force yourself to. As I said, I'm being rather selfish right now.
[ And then, after a moment of consideration, he reaches out to rest a friendly hand on one of Finnick's knees and smiles at him, bright and apologetic. ]
You're a good friend already to indulge my theorizing as much as you have. You can feel free to tell me to let it go, and I will.
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You know... There are people here who claim to have left, returned to their original realities exactly as they were when they left and with no memory of this place... And then returned here once more.
[ He drops the hand from his neck, though the pressure headache forming at the base of his skull still pulses. ]
I have a bit more nuanced understanding of cognitive realities, so I don't necessarily buy that as others do. But I have no proof that my way of thinking is any more right than theirs. Either way...
[ Two hands held out in front of him, palms up. ]
Either I leave Somnius without a single memory of my time here and I continue down the path that I was on, or I leave and remember everything I've undergone here that has irrevocably changed me and I forge a new path.
[ A weighty gesture with each hand as he names it, then they drop to his lap and he shrugs. ]
Either way, what you tell me won't impact what I do. But if you don't feel comfortable saying anything, please don't force yourself to. As I said, I'm being rather selfish right now.
[ And then, after a moment of consideration, he reaches out to rest a friendly hand on one of Finnick's knees and smiles at him, bright and apologetic. ]
You're a good friend already to indulge my theorizing as much as you have. You can feel free to tell me to let it go, and I will.