[ Relena doesn't mind his quiet dismissal in the form of a halfhearted hand gesture. It's about what she expects from most people older than her. She's used to it.
She stops, though, when he tells her to stop for a moment. She looks puzzled with a small frown on her lips. She is... surprised at his response. It's not like she hadn't heard his words before. It's not like this kind of conversation hadn't crossed her ears before. It's not like these thoughts hadn't come into her head when she thought about her position and her internal struggle with some aspects of it that can and are frequently challenged.
A small sigh leaves her and she shakes her head. ]
Of course it is. Of course it's 'messed up' that things are this way, but they are. I've come to realize that. I can't run away from the reality of these things. There's no war here yet, but there's tension. The issue of the Singularity and the desperation its stoking aren't going away any time soon. Anything can break at any time...
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She stops, though, when he tells her to stop for a moment. She looks puzzled with a small frown on her lips. She is... surprised at his response. It's not like she hadn't heard his words before. It's not like this kind of conversation hadn't crossed her ears before. It's not like these thoughts hadn't come into her head when she thought about her position and her internal struggle with some aspects of it that can and are frequently challenged.
A small sigh leaves her and she shakes her head. ]
Of course it is. Of course it's 'messed up' that things are this way, but they are. I've come to realize that. I can't run away from the reality of these things. There's no war here yet, but there's tension. The issue of the Singularity and the desperation its stoking aren't going away any time soon. Anything can break at any time...