[ For a second, Qubit thinks Carlisle's going to protest. Thankfully, he doesn't. Which is good, this isn't a great time for a moral debate in any case. How do you argue for the essential dignity of humanity in someone who's no longer quite human?
Still, he's determined to make it work. And it's not the first time someone's mistaken determination for confidence. Qubit has plenty of experience acting more confident than he feels - it's kind of his default state of being at this point.
A flicker of surprise crosses his face at the suggestion that he could have abandoned Carlisle out here. Certainly it was an option, and it wouldn't have been totally unreasonable, but... he shakes his head. ]
... It never crossed my mind.
[ And that's the unvarnished truth. Even Qubit himself seems a little taken aback. Not just that Carlisle would think him capable of it (he probably is, let's be real), but that it honestly never occurred to him as an option. Perhaps it's just not in his nature to give up on people so quickly. Or at all. Is that a good thing or not? He remembers Modeus taunting him about it, even while using it against him - "So you're jeopardizing the entire world in order to prioritize the life of one person. Again. I expect no less of you. It's part of your charm."
Did he do the right thing then? Is he doing the right thing now?
He can't let himself ask that question, though. Because he already knows the answer.
Instead he smiles, playing it off. ]
Glad my proclivity for reckless self-endangerment is good for something.
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Still, he's determined to make it work. And it's not the first time someone's mistaken determination for confidence. Qubit has plenty of experience acting more confident than he feels - it's kind of his default state of being at this point.
A flicker of surprise crosses his face at the suggestion that he could have abandoned Carlisle out here. Certainly it was an option, and it wouldn't have been totally unreasonable, but... he shakes his head. ]
... It never crossed my mind.
[ And that's the unvarnished truth. Even Qubit himself seems a little taken aback. Not just that Carlisle would think him capable of it (he probably is, let's be real), but that it honestly never occurred to him as an option. Perhaps it's just not in his nature to give up on people so quickly. Or at all. Is that a good thing or not? He remembers Modeus taunting him about it, even while using it against him - "So you're jeopardizing the entire world in order to prioritize the life of one person. Again. I expect no less of you. It's part of your charm."
Did he do the right thing then? Is he doing the right thing now?
He can't let himself ask that question, though. Because he already knows the answer.
Instead he smiles, playing it off. ]
Glad my proclivity for reckless self-endangerment is good for something.