[ Cole looks away, idly brushing his fingertips over the flowers. he doesn't expect Chekov to quite understand, knows there's a good chance he wouldn't, if he were to say that he can hear the wonder, and freedom, and the bright lights inside of him. it's so far different from what he's used to, nothing like he's seen on Thedas, and how he knows theirs must be two different places. ]
You've seen so many things. Her name means boldness, an undertaking. She lives up to it, and you help make it happen. You are much bigger than they are. It echoes inside you. That's how I know.
[ the question doesn't bother him. Cole just shrugs. ] I can't. He never learned, and I didn't need to. [ and there's a small pause. ] Why? Is it bad?
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[ Cole looks away, idly brushing his fingertips over the flowers. he doesn't expect Chekov to quite understand, knows there's a good chance he wouldn't, if he were to say that he can hear the wonder, and freedom, and the bright lights inside of him. it's so far different from what he's used to, nothing like he's seen on Thedas, and how he knows theirs must be two different places. ]
You've seen so many things. Her name means boldness, an undertaking. She lives up to it, and you help make it happen. You are much bigger than they are. It echoes inside you. That's how I know.
[ the question doesn't bother him. Cole just shrugs. ] I can't. He never learned, and I didn't need to. [ and there's a small pause. ] Why? Is it bad?