[Ryder should have expected it, and she realizes that before the words finish coming out of her mouth, doesn't change the fact that at first -- for that littlest bit -- it catches her off guard. Even if he was dead, even if he didn't want to take from the living like her... Biting her lip, she frowns at the ground.]
What if -- we filled something else with the cleaner water, or -- tried to strain it or something first? Even if you can't get sick, I don't -- like the idea. Dead bugs and -- plants. Getting inside you.
[It sounds awful, miserable...dehumanizing. Teo was worth more than that.]
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But it's -- bad.
[Ryder should have expected it, and she realizes that before the words finish coming out of her mouth, doesn't change the fact that at first -- for that littlest bit -- it catches her off guard. Even if he was dead, even if he didn't want to take from the living like her... Biting her lip, she frowns at the ground.]
What if -- we filled something else with the cleaner water, or -- tried to strain it or something first? Even if you can't get sick, I don't -- like the idea. Dead bugs and -- plants. Getting inside you.
[It sounds awful, miserable...dehumanizing. Teo was worth more than that.]