[37 doesn't need to finish that sentence, he can do it for her.]
.... But they didn't listen to you.
[They - whoever 'they' are - ignored her and picked death through the Emanation instead. Even though she referred to it as a joyous moment, the fact that they had a safe zone, the fact that calculations were off means to him that no one is normally supposed to suffer through the Emanation. That seems fairly clear, which means they must have chosen to die.
The experience must have been harrowing for her. He shifts a little on the couch, not making any attempt at physical comfort, because that's kind of a foreign thing for him. He wouldn't know where to start.]
I don't know why they would pick that option. [He really, really doesn't.] But I know what it's like to screw your calculations up that badly.
cw: talk of suicide, sort of
.... But they didn't listen to you.
[They - whoever 'they' are - ignored her and picked death through the Emanation instead. Even though she referred to it as a joyous moment, the fact that they had a safe zone, the fact that calculations were off means to him that no one is normally supposed to suffer through the Emanation. That seems fairly clear, which means they must have chosen to die.
The experience must have been harrowing for her. He shifts a little on the couch, not making any attempt at physical comfort, because that's kind of a foreign thing for him. He wouldn't know where to start.]
I don't know why they would pick that option. [He really, really doesn't.] But I know what it's like to screw your calculations up that badly.
[It's what had gotten him killed, after all.]