[ It genuinely is sweet; she doesn't sound mocking, just... maybe jaded. A little skeptical. Root knows it's possible for others to have true bonds like this, it just isn't something that usually touches her, isn't something she participates in. She's been-- trying, lately, with Harold and his crew of helper monkeys-- but it has a long way to go. And she's not about to denigrate a teenager for taking this position, not given what she was doing at that age. (Making evil men pay, and pay--) ]
You trust them that much? With something that might mean we all cease existing?
[ Root won't couch her words; she's testing his mettle, seeing if he's thought this through. They can't take risks with this operation. ]
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[ It genuinely is sweet; she doesn't sound mocking, just... maybe jaded. A little skeptical. Root knows it's possible for others to have true bonds like this, it just isn't something that usually touches her, isn't something she participates in. She's been-- trying, lately, with Harold and his crew of helper monkeys-- but it has a long way to go. And she's not about to denigrate a teenager for taking this position, not given what she was doing at that age. (Making evil men pay, and pay--) ]
You trust them that much? With something that might mean we all cease existing?
[ Root won't couch her words; she's testing his mettle, seeing if he's thought this through. They can't take risks with this operation. ]