[Living weapons, with the power to wipe out anything in their path if they go haywire. Noel has no reason to doubt Luke's story; to her, it's like they're one in the same. Clones. Weapons. Tools.
... Murderers.
It's kind of sad, thinking back to that day in the forest the morning after that experiment, when the both of them were on the verge of tears. Was it over the same thing? ...and of all the people, she ran into someone with the very same problems. Was it all by chance, or...?
Just as before, Noel wants to say something, but she... she's so scared. She thinks she understands his pain, but he-- he destroyed an entire city. How could she ever compare what she did to that?
...but she told herself she wanted to be stronger. With Luke trapped in his own despair over this, this wasn't the time to sink away because of her own fears. She needed to say something, anything--]
...it must have hurt a lot. [Her voice is soft, contemplative.] It still must hurt... even now.
[totally action]
... Murderers.
It's kind of sad, thinking back to that day in the forest the morning after that experiment, when the both of them were on the verge of tears. Was it over the same thing? ...and of all the people, she ran into someone with the very same problems. Was it all by chance, or...?
Just as before, Noel wants to say something, but she... she's so scared. She thinks she understands his pain, but he-- he destroyed an entire city. How could she ever compare what she did to that?
...but she told herself she wanted to be stronger. With Luke trapped in his own despair over this, this wasn't the time to sink away because of her own fears. She needed to say something, anything--]
...it must have hurt a lot. [Her voice is soft, contemplative.] It still must hurt... even now.