Well, the good news is nobody's askin' ya t' imagine that. No point in worryin' about it, right?
[ he thinks about it and a thought comes to mind fairly quickly. it's one he can't pretend hasn't crossed his mind at least once, but he isn't exactly proud of it given the implications. ]
... Ya ever think about stayin'? I mean—... everybody agreed t' somethin' comin' here. What if while bein' here somebody decides they don't wanna go back where they came from? Wouldn't it be real easy t' negotiate for somethin' else? Maybe they're even hopin' a few people will stay on for the long haul. If we're gonna settle down and build somethin' that might take years, why abandon it when it's all said an' done?
[ the part he isn't proud of is where it feels like even entertaining the thought is shirking his duty — even if it's a cruel duty for someone like him, and he's been doing it far longer than anyone deserves. ]
Makes ya wonder, I guess. This place ain't easy, but there are a lot worse places out there.
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[ he thinks about it and a thought comes to mind fairly quickly. it's one he can't pretend hasn't crossed his mind at least once, but he isn't exactly proud of it given the implications. ]
... Ya ever think about stayin'? I mean—... everybody agreed t' somethin' comin' here. What if while bein' here somebody decides they don't wanna go back where they came from? Wouldn't it be real easy t' negotiate for somethin' else? Maybe they're even hopin' a few people will stay on for the long haul. If we're gonna settle down and build somethin' that might take years, why abandon it when it's all said an' done?
[ the part he isn't proud of is where it feels like even entertaining the thought is shirking his duty — even if it's a cruel duty for someone like him, and he's been doing it far longer than anyone deserves. ]
Makes ya wonder, I guess. This place ain't easy, but there are a lot worse places out there.