((also i briefly forgot that with the timing on this thread the brainwashing would still be semi-...washed so we'll just say her recollection is a little fucky still lmao))
[Caren tilts her head to the side at the reaction. She hadn't expected it to be so pronounced. Is this really so surprising? Had Zenith ever really claimed her close to its heart?]
... I was invited.
[The answer comes a bit slowly, like it needed to be assembled before it could be released.]
There's a dark spot in Meridian's heart... a fear of loss. [Unlike the loss that's already been felt and processed by Zenith, perhaps. Once that could propel people to act in desperate and unforgiveable ways.]
YOU SHOULD BE RESTING
[Caren tilts her head to the side at the reaction. She hadn't expected it to be so pronounced. Is this really so surprising? Had Zenith ever really claimed her close to its heart?]
... I was invited.
[The answer comes a bit slowly, like it needed to be assembled before it could be released.]
There's a dark spot in Meridian's heart... a fear of loss. [Unlike the loss that's already been felt and processed by Zenith, perhaps. Once that could propel people to act in desperate and unforgiveable ways.]