[ He's already said too much. He can feel her scrutiny like the burn of sunlight, though it occurs to him that it's not entirely unpleasant. Usually, he's hiding so far from Kate--from the world--that they're just looking at a second layer of the lie.
Rarely do they get the chance to look further than that.
Which is all the more reason that Lavi shouldn't be here. Shouldn't keep talking, but now he has to. Now he's risking his relationship not just with one of the few humans he can vaguely trust, but with the resistance as a whole.
Funny, that. He's backed himself into a corner where his prime directive requires violating itself. ]
An observer. A Bookman. We.. record the secret sides of history. This is my 49th log. My 49th name.
Like I said. [ Laughter, not entirely false and a little bit self-loathing. ] It's complicated.
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Rarely do they get the chance to look further than that.
Which is all the more reason that Lavi shouldn't be here. Shouldn't keep talking, but now he has to. Now he's risking his relationship not just with one of the few humans he can vaguely trust, but with the resistance as a whole.
Funny, that. He's backed himself into a corner where his prime directive requires violating itself. ]
An observer. A Bookman. We.. record the secret sides of history. This is my 49th log. My 49th name.
Like I said. [ Laughter, not entirely false and a little bit self-loathing. ] It's complicated.