You really think it's people my age who're going to understand either of those things?
( For a moment, her face shows a calm sort of regard. Like she's considering how much Barnaby chooses to recognize when it comes to her; when it comes to the mentality she has, a mixture of teenage (as it should be) and older (as it's needed to be).
Kids her age never quite identified, not before the Animorphs, and certainly not afterward. There's a difference in struggling against restraints and having to be responsible for yourself in ways you didn't want to out of necessity since you were younger. You can resent something, and still realize and accept its necessity.
She smiles again, breaking off that eye contact. People are people, and she's used to being dismissed for age, percieved ability, or apparent personality. It usually suits her. Barnaby's not even so far off mark, in his own way. It was part of what made Caesar important to her, after all. )
Geez! Hahaha, that had to be rough, being a teenager and having to deal with controlling powers like yours! Glad you made it out okay in the end. I'm going to miss that Chia.
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( For a moment, her face shows a calm sort of regard. Like she's considering how much Barnaby chooses to recognize when it comes to her; when it comes to the mentality she has, a mixture of teenage (as it should be) and older (as it's needed to be).
Kids her age never quite identified, not before the Animorphs, and certainly not afterward. There's a difference in struggling against restraints and having to be responsible for yourself in ways you didn't want to out of necessity since you were younger. You can resent something, and still realize and accept its necessity.
She smiles again, breaking off that eye contact. People are people, and she's used to being dismissed for age, percieved ability, or apparent personality. It usually suits her. Barnaby's not even so far off mark, in his own way. It was part of what made Caesar important to her, after all. )
Geez! Hahaha, that had to be rough, being a teenager and having to deal with controlling powers like yours! Glad you made it out okay in the end. I'm going to miss that Chia.
( She shook her head. )
Poor plant animal, may you rest in pieces!