[ the waiting, she means. she's not exactly in a hurry for much of anything these days, and learning to have patience isn't difficult when you've already lost everything.
but there's something about that light in his eyes, bright as the stars they watched together on her first night on the island and just as warm, that makes her pause. she starts to see a little now why 9S had ended up with jude the way he did.
instead of answering, she lowers a hand to the piglet, letting it take a moment to sniff at it before she lightly strokes down his snout once with a finger. ]
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[ the waiting, she means. she's not exactly in a hurry for much of anything these days, and learning to have patience isn't difficult when you've already lost everything.
but there's something about that light in his eyes, bright as the stars they watched together on her first night on the island and just as warm, that makes her pause. she starts to see a little now why 9S had ended up with jude the way he did.
instead of answering, she lowers a hand to the piglet, letting it take a moment to sniff at it before she lightly strokes down his snout once with a finger. ]