[Zetta's hand pauses, and her arm tightens around him again.]
Fucking tear into Shaun, [is the first thing that comes to mind. That's the easy answer. She doesn't think she'd be able to look him in the face without screaming at him. It'd ruin the fragile thing she's been trying to build between them.
But she knows that isn't what Deacon's looking for. She lets out a heavy breath.] We'd have to be practical, first. Figure out if they forced some Institute loyalty bullshit into your head. But... [She traces her fingers along the back of his head.] I still have trouble imagining a replacement Deacon would be willing to sell the Railroad to them. It's too much of who you are. Even a replacement with a loyalty to the Institute would be trying to do what we're doing, trying to save everyone.
And I know Riley would accept you, no matter what. [Still not answering everything. But she doesn't have an answer for herself on a personal level, not right away.]
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Fucking tear into Shaun, [is the first thing that comes to mind. That's the easy answer. She doesn't think she'd be able to look him in the face without screaming at him. It'd ruin the fragile thing she's been trying to build between them.
But she knows that isn't what Deacon's looking for. She lets out a heavy breath.] We'd have to be practical, first. Figure out if they forced some Institute loyalty bullshit into your head. But... [She traces her fingers along the back of his head.] I still have trouble imagining a replacement Deacon would be willing to sell the Railroad to them. It's too much of who you are. Even a replacement with a loyalty to the Institute would be trying to do what we're doing, trying to save everyone.
And I know Riley would accept you, no matter what. [Still not answering everything. But she doesn't have an answer for herself on a personal level, not right away.]