[ ... So he is really only helping because he is forced to. She wonders if he already tried rebelling and his implants stopped him? Regardless, his status as a threat is all but confirmed. If there is someone here with has motive enough to seek a flaw in the system in order to betray them— It is this man.
But first, to dismiss the notion that the humans of this world are pathetic and cannot help themselves. ]
The humans of this world have done more than cower. They were able to recognize their own limitations and overcame them through ingenuity. The technology that brought us to this world is the fruit of their work to save themselves.
[ For the very first time, she is thankful for Tezcatlipoca's presence in this world. Had he not been here, she would not have given the topic so much thought. She would have been taken aback by Silco's assertions. In such situations, what truth she knows in her heart is meaningless when she can't word it properly. ]
You were in their position once upon a time, weren't you? [And nobody came. Somehow he survived, and built his worldview from that. She figures that's the extremely short and incomplete version of his story. Souls who went through horrible situations and found no help... They are always those who take the most time to find peace in the underworld.] I understand Quetzalcoatl better now. You have been denied what makes humanity beautiful.
[ Whether it is what she genuinely thinks or pure scorn meant to get at him, it's unclear as Ereshkigal's tone softens up a bit as she concludes with: ]
no subject
But first, to dismiss the notion that the humans of this world are pathetic and cannot help themselves. ]
The humans of this world have done more than cower. They were able to recognize their own limitations and overcame them through ingenuity. The technology that brought us to this world is the fruit of their work to save themselves.
[ For the very first time, she is thankful for Tezcatlipoca's presence in this world. Had he not been here, she would not have given the topic so much thought. She would have been taken aback by Silco's assertions. In such situations, what truth she knows in her heart is meaningless when she can't word it properly. ]
You were in their position once upon a time, weren't you? [And nobody came. Somehow he survived, and built his worldview from that. She figures that's the extremely short and incomplete version of his story. Souls who went through horrible situations and found no help... They are always those who take the most time to find peace in the underworld.] I understand Quetzalcoatl better now. You have been denied what makes humanity beautiful.
[ Whether it is what she genuinely thinks or pure scorn meant to get at him, it's unclear as Ereshkigal's tone softens up a bit as she concludes with: ]
I pity you.