YVES & LAURENCE VS. THE WORLD

[noirges]

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[noirges]

It's alright to not think so.

[ yves is just the type of insanely reckless person that he'll always risk his life for others. uh oh ]

Are you good friends?

[ is this going in his ship chart? ]

[outdistanced]

I'm obviously not the only one who did. It still feels bad.

[ slaps the ship chart down. ]

I don't know if I'd say that. We get along, but I still don't think I know her all that well... and what I do know, I'm not sure I understand.

[noirges]

... but you clearly care about her. Doesn't everything else come secondary to that?

[outdistanced]

I guess so...? And I would call her a friend, but I think we're also just really different.

[noirges]

[ nods... ]

Well, I still think that's fine. Both my closest friends at home were really different from me.

[outdistanced]

It's fine, sure.

[ he and iris were never that alike, either. not in the ways that mattered, in the end. ]

It just makes it a little harder, I think.

[noirges]

[ tilts head ]

In which ways...? To... understand?

[outdistanced]

Yeah. Like... she said something about wanting to see whole other planets? And for me, it’s enough to stay home in the Tower, where it’s safe. I can hardly even imagine traveling to a different city, let alone a new planet.

[noirges]

Do you want to? Travel?

[outdistanced]

[ shrug. ]

I’ve never wanted to. It was never really an option, anyway, but the Tower was always plenty for me.

[noirges]

[ a soft wondering noise ]

Did you like it better than being here? [ a beat ] Pretend that here isn't dangerous.

[outdistanced]

[ there's a long, thoughtful pause. ]

I... don't know. This place is really confusing, and kind of overwhelming. At least in the Tower, I know what to expect.

[noirges]

[ nods... ]

That's true. It sounds like it'd be easier to understand. If you're comfortable there, why change it?

[outdistanced]

Exactly! The Tower’s not perfect, but most of the people there are perfectly fine. We’ve had good lives there.