[there's a tinge of pity to her polite smile in response to Tayrey's dismissing herself. a shame a young woman otherwise bright and talented has such a debilitating weakness that prevents her from accomplishing the one thing she wants. but Ava's not willing to wallow in her own tendency of self-defeat, not allow somebody else's doubts and fears feed into her own. not when that only guarantees no solution. no future. she can't condemn Tayrey too harshly, she'll just have to prove to her otherwise. that one day all this progress will amount to something tangible.]
We will reach it. We're closer than anyone's been before. [Ava's not simply content the way those on the other side seem to perceive. she's highly motivated to find solutions. if she didn't see a viable path out, she'd have ripped into the fabric of reality long ago. but she has too many people she cares about to take the destructive route. only as a last resort, when everything else goes wrong.]
Take some water or juice with you? [she seems like she needs it.]
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We will reach it. We're closer than anyone's been before. [Ava's not simply content the way those on the other side seem to perceive. she's highly motivated to find solutions. if she didn't see a viable path out, she'd have ripped into the fabric of reality long ago. but she has too many people she cares about to take the destructive route. only as a last resort, when everything else goes wrong.]
Take some water or juice with you? [she seems like she needs it.]