[ His silence is fine, as is the lack of dramatics. None of that seems relevant, when she gets right down to it, because all that matters is that Alice survives this. They came back to Detroit to give her a normal, happy life, with friends and family and stability.
Why would someone hurt a child? To break their parents and trigger irrational responses in the decision-makers, yes, but-- but why risk the possibility of being labeled cruel, of losing any public support they might have had? ]
Talk to Markus. [ Not her. Please just leave her alone when this is over. ] He'll know more than us. He may have seen it before.
[ And may see it again, though Kara hopes not. ]
He'll be happy for any help you can give him too. This is... terrifying.
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Date: 2018-08-23 01:13 pm (UTC)Why would someone hurt a child? To break their parents and trigger irrational responses in the decision-makers, yes, but-- but why risk the possibility of being labeled cruel, of losing any public support they might have had? ]
Talk to Markus. [ Not her. Please just leave her alone when this is over. ] He'll know more than us. He may have seen it before.
[ And may see it again, though Kara hopes not. ]
He'll be happy for any help you can give him too. This is... terrifying.