Because really, what else could it be? Something 9S let slip. Something that's been troubling him. It upset him, that's what 9S had said about it. He hadn't meant to tell Jude because he knew it would upset him.
But she lets herself play dumb for just a moment longer because the moment she stops, she knows it'll feel like she's being crushed by the sheer weight of her own feelings, enough to stop her breath. And she'll need that, to give Jude the answers he deserves. The way she's always known he deserves to know, no matter how hard she tried to put it behind her.
She just needs a moment to prepare herself. That's all. No matter how things might change, she'll accept it no matter what.]
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Because really, what else could it be? Something 9S let slip. Something that's been troubling him. It upset him, that's what 9S had said about it. He hadn't meant to tell Jude because he knew it would upset him.
But she lets herself play dumb for just a moment longer because the moment she stops, she knows it'll feel like she's being crushed by the sheer weight of her own feelings, enough to stop her breath. And she'll need that, to give Jude the answers he deserves. The way she's always known he deserves to know, no matter how hard she tried to put it behind her.
She just needs a moment to prepare herself. That's all. No matter how things might change, she'll accept it no matter what.]
What was it?