002 [Video]

[lady_adventure]

[Lara comes onscreen, and she looks tired. Tired and disheveled. Tired and disheveled with some cuts and bruises.

But mostly so, so tired. Perhaps a better word would be "beat" or "disheartened."]

... I was wrong.




About leaving, to clarify. The Initiative is ... well-protected. But to be fair I am not often wrong.

[She gives a sigh.]

... I am going to explore the area, then. See what has happened to my homeland.

Comments

[lady_adventure]

I see discouragement as what it is, a way to break someone's courage. I do not appreciate it, even if the intent behind it was noble.

Sometimes an approach must be slow.

[solitaire]

Well, if I'm allowed ta say it, it don't seem like your courage is much worse for wear.

[lady_adventure]

No, it's not. Us Croft women have strong backbones.

[ ... Which could be taken in some different ways, couldn't it?]

[solitaire]

So I'm beginnin' ta see.