[ He's still avoiding half her questions, and it doesn't escape CT's notice. Even so, he's giving her more than enough information to process, and she goes quiet, absorbing it all.
That's it, then. If - if - he's telling the truth, the Counselor had had nothing to do with her being sent here. There's no secret mission. No undercover collaboration. She isn't any different from any other prisoner here. She isn't special.
Just like in Project Freelancer. Just like always. She isn't special, and never will be.
She breathes out slowly, then swallows hard. There's something else, something he'd said back in the lobby, with everyone clamoring for his attention. Something that had made so little sense that she'd dismissed it out of hand as obviously, blatantly untrue. But now..
The Project - and the war - is over.
She looks up, stomach twisting in knots. ]
Back there, someone said...they said they were from the year 2008. [ Impossible. Isn't it? ]
And you said -
You said it was 6972.
[ He'd also said a whole bunch of stuff about Earth's history, most of which she's trying to forget, and all of which she's hoping isn't true. ]
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That's it, then. If - if - he's telling the truth, the Counselor had had nothing to do with her being sent here. There's no secret mission. No undercover collaboration. She isn't any different from any other prisoner here. She isn't special.
Just like in Project Freelancer. Just like always. She isn't special, and never will be.
She breathes out slowly, then swallows hard. There's something else, something he'd said back in the lobby, with everyone clamoring for his attention. Something that had made so little sense that she'd dismissed it out of hand as obviously, blatantly untrue. But now..
The Project - and the war - is over.
She looks up, stomach twisting in knots. ]
Back there, someone said...they said they were from the year 2008. [ Impossible. Isn't it? ]
And you said -
You said it was 6972.
[ He'd also said a whole bunch of stuff about Earth's history, most of which she's trying to forget, and all of which she's hoping isn't true. ]