[that definitely hits Vi too. she had thought if she'd fought a little harder, tried as hard as she could, she too would have peace and freedom. but that'd been a pipe-dream that she'd had in prison to keep herself alive, she realizes now.
she watches A2 with the baby chick, watching how gentle she is with it despite their darker tone of conversation.]
Not really stupid. I had something similar. And... yeah, there's something similar in my world, too.
[she squats down for her own baby chick, and she cradles it in both hands.]
My city and the city above ours had been fighting long before I was even born. It's only just now that we're establishing some sort of... I dunno, truce? Peace? We only have that opening to do that because another country tried to destroy us. There's probably going to be people on both sides that still want war, because it's ingrained in our DNA. That sort of prejudice and bitter feelings don't just go away overnight.
no subject
she watches A2 with the baby chick, watching how gentle she is with it despite their darker tone of conversation.]
Not really stupid. I had something similar. And... yeah, there's something similar in my world, too.
[she squats down for her own baby chick, and she cradles it in both hands.]
My city and the city above ours had been fighting long before I was even born. It's only just now that we're establishing some sort of... I dunno, truce? Peace? We only have that opening to do that because another country tried to destroy us. There's probably going to be people on both sides that still want war, because it's ingrained in our DNA. That sort of prejudice and bitter feelings don't just go away overnight.