River took the corner hard, the force of her own steps as they struck the hard floor running right back through her feet and the balk of her calves. Like they didn't have anywhere else to go. She was so angry with him
( ... )
He turned around and saw her there, cradling the mask that only contained a skull. She couldn't even have Anita's ghosting words and while he only had a vague understanding off human grief he knew that would hurt.
"I'm sorry," he said, "She's been dead for a while now."
How long had it been, exactly? Definitely since before they found CAL, that was when he noticed the shadow was missing. Maybe the swarm got spooked on the gravity platform. That would make sense, also explain why they didn't notice it.
Of course, that sort of thing wasn't what you say to a grieving friend. He knew that much, at least.
He didn't know what Anita meant to River, but she was all that was left of the team, besides Lux. He should say something to River, maybe, since she had to see her---wait, why did she have to see her?
He spun around briefly. "I thought I told you to go!"
As if River couldn't make less sense, now she was going on about how he needed her. He didn't even know her, and this project, this set up he was absolutely confident would kill him, well, he didn't need her for that either. She was clever enough, surely she knew that.
He heard the scuffle of her feet as she neared him and he spun around, questions just on the edge of his lips.
What do you think you're doing?
What are you supposed to be helping me with?
Why haven't you gone? You don't want to see this!
All of them were knocked aside as he felt something rather hard hit the side of his jaw, then the world spun as his head hit the grating near the computers.
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He turned around and saw her there, cradling the mask that only contained a skull. She couldn't even have Anita's ghosting words and while he only had a vague understanding off human grief he knew that would hurt.
"I'm sorry," he said, "She's been dead for a while now."
How long had it been, exactly? Definitely since before they found CAL, that was when he noticed the shadow was missing. Maybe the swarm got spooked on the gravity platform. That would make sense, also explain why they didn't notice it.
Of course, that sort of thing wasn't what you say to a grieving friend. He knew that much, at least.
He didn't know what Anita meant to River, but she was all that was left of the team, besides Lux. He should say something to River, maybe, since she had to see her---wait, why did she have to see her?
He spun around briefly. "I thought I told you to go!"
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What?
As if River couldn't make less sense, now she was going on about how he needed her. He didn't even know her, and this project, this set up he was absolutely confident would kill him, well, he didn't need her for that either. She was clever enough, surely she knew that.
He heard the scuffle of her feet as she neared him and he spun around, questions just on the edge of his lips.
What do you think you're doing?
What are you supposed to be helping me with?
Why haven't you gone? You don't want to see this!
All of them were knocked aside as he felt something rather hard hit the side of his jaw, then the world spun as his head hit the grating near the computers.
Everything went black.
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