[Ideal, he means. Stephen says it lowly, a pinched brow on his features resembling the look of someone vaguely disapproving, born of immediate concern. He isnโt here to argue the pointโnot when itโs clear the logistics are not feasible, requiring crossing territory boundary lines amid waxing and waning tensionsโbut not being involved, much less present, during such an intensive surgery sets him ill at ease.
To say the least.
He matches Viktorโs pace, led inside the lab.]
I know weโre not left with a lot of options, all things considered, and I realize that my presence isnโt exactly make or break.
[But theyโd be foolish not to acknowledge that it would, at the very least, help.]
But this is and always was a risk. And now itโs a heightened one. Youโre okay with that?
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[Ideal, he means. Stephen says it lowly, a pinched brow on his features resembling the look of someone vaguely disapproving, born of immediate concern. He isnโt here to argue the pointโnot when itโs clear the logistics are not feasible, requiring crossing territory boundary lines amid waxing and waning tensionsโbut not being involved, much less present, during such an intensive surgery sets him ill at ease.
To say the least.
He matches Viktorโs pace, led inside the lab.]
I know weโre not left with a lot of options, all things considered, and I realize that my presence isnโt exactly make or break.
[But theyโd be foolish not to acknowledge that it would, at the very least, help.]
But this is and always was a risk. And now itโs a heightened one. Youโre okay with that?