( He doesn't falter, but he doesn't look at Steph, either, just keeps writing. )
W-we could take it back to Exsilium. 'C-cause-- stuff got m-messed up there, too.
( Jaw tense, even if he knows that she's right, that it makes sense, but he doesn't know how to fix Exsilium, he doesn't have that kind of smarts. There have to be more ways to be useful, to keep the people here safe, and he sighs as he strikes through the idea with his pen. No, it wouldn't work. )
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W-we could take it back to Exsilium. 'C-cause-- stuff got m-messed up there, too.
( Jaw tense, even if he knows that she's right, that it makes sense, but he doesn't know how to fix Exsilium, he doesn't have that kind of smarts. There have to be more ways to be useful, to keep the people here safe, and he sighs as he strikes through the idea with his pen. No, it wouldn't work. )