[ Her confidence is met with a questioning sound but he offers nothing up more than that. But despite the cozy room and their light banter, the slightest hint of tension begins to creep back in, as if his body is primed and ready to leave at a moment's notice. It would be easy here. He doesn't need to use physical doors or windows to get in and out - all it would take is a forceful push of his mind to leave this place and limit his interactions with her.
But he's been here some time now. There are no Imperial officers that lurk around corners waiting to drag him into a room to question him. Incredibly few know the full truth of his past. This is just a name, he tells himself. A name that can be donned and shed easily. Names were what you made it and 'Alyx' had been something to protect him from an unknown world. It still is to some degree.
Unfortunately this world and the people it pulled from different galaxies and star systems didn't play by the same rules he knew at home. For one, he'd never encountered anyone that could seemingly pluck thoughts from his mind so easily and they seemed common here. He regards her in the same casual way she's regarding him, before giving Mary one final pat and straightening up. ]
No. Every planet is a little different, but I've never seen one look like this. Are you from the same home as this someone else, Max?
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But he's been here some time now. There are no Imperial officers that lurk around corners waiting to drag him into a room to question him. Incredibly few know the full truth of his past. This is just a name, he tells himself. A name that can be donned and shed easily. Names were what you made it and 'Alyx' had been something to protect him from an unknown world. It still is to some degree.
Unfortunately this world and the people it pulled from different galaxies and star systems didn't play by the same rules he knew at home. For one, he'd never encountered anyone that could seemingly pluck thoughts from his mind so easily and they seemed common here. He regards her in the same casual way she's regarding him, before giving Mary one final pat and straightening up. ]
No. Every planet is a little different, but I've never seen one look like this. Are you from the same home as this someone else, Max?