[ Faraday watches the way she steels herself, the way she stokes those flames of determination, like she's facing down an army. A quality he's come to recognize and admire, surely, but he's not entirely sure what it is in this situation that's warranted it.
She seems so sure of herself, though, so sure of the strange words that have fallen from her lips, and Faraday finds a small part of him relaxing. Finds a small part of him vaguely touched by the gesture. Faraday doesn't expect anyone he had known in life would be so willing as to extend such an invitation to him – not that he could blame him, considering the man he is.
But now, with so little of him left, now is when he finds a place where he might actually belong.
It's not such a terrible feeling, he thinks, though the implications, that fear of complacency, still buzz at the back of his mind.
Despite himself, despite that strange force that tightens around his chest, he finds himself smiling. A small, barely there thing, little more than a twitch at the corner of his mouth, but he feels it, and ducks his head a little to hide it. ]
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She seems so sure of herself, though, so sure of the strange words that have fallen from her lips, and Faraday finds a small part of him relaxing. Finds a small part of him vaguely touched by the gesture. Faraday doesn't expect anyone he had known in life would be so willing as to extend such an invitation to him – not that he could blame him, considering the man he is.
But now, with so little of him left, now is when he finds a place where he might actually belong.
It's not such a terrible feeling, he thinks, though the implications, that fear of complacency, still buzz at the back of his mind.
Despite himself, despite that strange force that tightens around his chest, he finds himself smiling. A small, barely there thing, little more than a twitch at the corner of his mouth, but he feels it, and ducks his head a little to hide it. ]
That's quite an offer, you know.
[ A little gruffly. ]
Suppose I'll have to think on it.
[ Though he already knows his answer. ]