[ Gideon knows all about the casual, no big deal lean against a doorframe. She does it all the time, especially when things are a huge deal. There's a surge of warmth in her chest, mixed with guilt and shame.
She can't believe she waited this long to come back. Waited for closure, maybe, or at least for the man biologically related to her to see her, or to care. But he never mattered, not for a minute.
Here's what she's been searching for, all along.
Gideon offers a small, lopsided smile, followed by as precise of a Cohort salute as she can muster. ]
Yes, sensei. I'm... [ she swallows, not wanting to lie, but not wanting to sound completely pathetic, either ] I'll get there. I bet the sandwiches for men are gonna work wonders.
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She can't believe she waited this long to come back. Waited for closure, maybe, or at least for the man biologically related to her to see her, or to care. But he never mattered, not for a minute.
Here's what she's been searching for, all along.
Gideon offers a small, lopsided smile, followed by as precise of a Cohort salute as she can muster. ]
Yes, sensei. I'm... [ she swallows, not wanting to lie, but not wanting to sound completely pathetic, either ] I'll get there. I bet the sandwiches for men are gonna work wonders.