Phoebe
The chiding felt like a smack in the face, but sometimes that was what someone needed to get their head straight. Phoebe stiffened, eyes gazing down as her emotions suddenly pulled back into line. She took a deep breath in through her nose, swallowing a lump in her throat. "I'm glad you're not sick." she said quietly. Failing was not Failure. She knew she should know that by now but it was a lesson she clearly needed repeated a few times. Such was the struggle of those who put too much responsibility - needed or not - on their shoulders.
"No." she said without hesitation. "I am not giving up." Even if she wasn't successful, at least she was doing something. She had to. She had started. She wouldn't just drop it. She couldn't. "Do you know where in the Greatwood it originated? I'll go right now." she would keep observing it, keep taking samples, maybe even find some unfortunate creatures she could study. Where the first areas of sickness showed up seemed a good place to find a lot to work with.
"No." she said without hesitation. "I am not giving up." Even if she wasn't successful, at least she was doing something. She had to. She had started. She wouldn't just drop it. She couldn't. "Do you know where in the Greatwood it originated? I'll go right now." she would keep observing it, keep taking samples, maybe even find some unfortunate creatures she could study. Where the first areas of sickness showed up seemed a good place to find a lot to work with.
In These Past Few Days When I See Myself
I Seem Like Someone Else
I Seem Like Someone Else
