[At that reply, Manaka sobers some, her shoulders loosening from the taut posture they had been held in. It isn't fair. Assumption was only doing what anyone would, to protect someone they cared about. So why should he be in trouble, if that other person attacked first?
But, still— She can't dismiss Walter's concern. She understands what it means to have something, or someone, that you absolutely cannot lose.]
So... Then what? [When she answers him, she speaks more quietly than she had a moment ago, her voice laced with an uncharacteristic uncertainty.] Are you just going to stay there forever?
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But, still— She can't dismiss Walter's concern. She understands what it means to have something, or someone, that you absolutely cannot lose.]
So... Then what? [When she answers him, she speaks more quietly than she had a moment ago, her voice laced with an uncharacteristic uncertainty.] Are you just going to stay there forever?