That power only happens when I activate it, and I can just make people stop moving. My mother could do it, though. [ And it cost her her life, so-- yeah. ]
Just ... after so long of reading about it, and hearing Mother talk about it, and... seeing it for myself, it's kind of hard not to think of myself like that. Like a monster. Even if I tell myself I'm different.
[ so she's not full-blooded, then - her father must have been a human. That's what he takes from it. It's an unusual concept for him, as there are no half-breeds in his world - at least not among people. ]
... That's all right. It takes time to heal wounds like that. [ he understands that much personally. ] That's why it's important that I remind you.
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Well, it doesn't seem to be working on me. [ a pause. ] You're not a monster because of how you were born, Mary.
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Just ... after so long of reading about it, and hearing Mother talk about it, and... seeing it for myself, it's kind of hard not to think of myself like that. Like a monster. Even if I tell myself I'm different.
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... That's all right. It takes time to heal wounds like that. [ he understands that much personally. ] That's why it's important that I remind you.
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