Everything she's saying makes sense, and Dan knows better than most that staying at a young age forever is a curse and not a blessing; his daughter was stuck at eleven forever, which might be one of the few ages harder than seventeen for an eternal status quo. He knows that everything Stacia's saying is grounded in something real and considered.
But it still stings. The idea of sending a girl he cares about back to her world to deal with all the horrors there will never sit well with him. He wants to tell her it's okay to give up, that she doesn't owe her world endless salvation.
"Alright. I respect that. I don't like it, but I respect it." If Stacia didn't know him so well, he wouldn't admit that. "You know, I'm excited to see the adult you'll become. I hope someday I get to."
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Everything she's saying makes sense, and Dan knows better than most that staying at a young age forever is a curse and not a blessing; his daughter was stuck at eleven forever, which might be one of the few ages harder than seventeen for an eternal status quo. He knows that everything Stacia's saying is grounded in something real and considered.
But it still stings. The idea of sending a girl he cares about back to her world to deal with all the horrors there will never sit well with him. He wants to tell her it's okay to give up, that she doesn't owe her world endless salvation.
"Alright. I respect that. I don't like it, but I respect it." If Stacia didn't know him so well, he wouldn't admit that. "You know, I'm excited to see the adult you'll become. I hope someday I get to."