[ falco's legs tug near immediately. if there was anything he could use to create some sort of barricade between them in the meantime, it was going to be peter's hoodie: rolled and bundled in front of his face while the rest of falco curves into his arms, needing to, at least for a moment. it allows him to breathe. ]
Before I even got it. [ muffled, but quieter, with effort to keep clear. ] We'd study it. Back home. We'd compete to be Warriors. That's the right to inherit a Titan. Our families would be safe that way— and each Warrior has a 13-year term— Because the lifespan is shortened. All of them— [ he shakes his head, because of the lack of a further answer. ] It just is.
[ biologically speaking— maybe metaphysically, too. it's a phenomenon that surpasses the sciences and dips into vaster territories. ]
Mine, um— Was an accident. I was planning to inherit anyway, to make sure Gabi didn't and . . . I don't regret it, but— Sometimes I just— Remember.
[ remember that he loves people here, and even if he managed to stay, that entire decade— it'd hurt, but it's only the worry of someone with a timer, really. ]
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Before I even got it. [ muffled, but quieter, with effort to keep clear. ] We'd study it. Back home. We'd compete to be Warriors. That's the right to inherit a Titan. Our families would be safe that way— and each Warrior has a 13-year term— Because the lifespan is shortened. All of them— [ he shakes his head, because of the lack of a further answer. ] It just is.
[ biologically speaking— maybe metaphysically, too. it's a phenomenon that surpasses the sciences and dips into vaster territories. ]
Mine, um— Was an accident. I was planning to inherit anyway, to make sure Gabi didn't and . . . I don't regret it, but— Sometimes I just— Remember.
[ remember that he loves people here, and even if he managed to stay, that entire decade— it'd hurt, but it's only the worry of someone with a timer, really. ]