[Miller's apology draws a startled pause before the black helmet jerks to either side. Fingers move across the holographic keys...]
Shouldn't have
[...before hesitating, pausing—stalling, halfway through. He shouldn't have argued. Shouldn't have laid hands on the user, shouldn't have spoken or assumed the value of an I. But he wasn't going to give up his disks, and he wasn't—isn't—
He's not sorry for that.
...and he won't be. Even if he should.
He shouldn't say that. He's not sure what he should express. In the end, he leaves the string unfinished, hunching in a little closer with an apologetic nod. He's sorry he's not better at this. That that's all he can come up with.
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Shouldn't have
[...before hesitating, pausing—stalling, halfway through. He shouldn't have argued. Shouldn't have laid hands on the user, shouldn't have spoken or assumed the value of an I. But he wasn't going to give up his disks, and he wasn't—isn't—
He's not sorry for that.
...and he won't be. Even if he should.
He shouldn't say that. He's not sure what he should express. In the end, he leaves the string unfinished, hunching in a little closer with an apologetic nod. He's sorry he's not better at this. That that's all he can come up with.
And yes, he's going through.]