[ and maybe that is part of it, too. karen is still getting her 'sea legs' as far as this place is concerned, in a way. but in another way, that stubborn part of her is simply refusing to believe she'll be here much longer at all, that this will continue to last, and instead one day she will wake up one morning back in her apartment, in new york, and it will all have been a bad dream. while this belief isn't nearly as strong or settled as it was when she and logan first met, it lingers, holds on. she hasn't settled in, hasn't really felt like any of this is real, and perhaps that is a key factor into why she's here, now.
why is it any different, to drink herself away a bit while sitting under the shade by a pool, surrounded by robots, than it would be to do it back at the motel?
and really - logan, so far, is just about the only thing that she's... worried about isn't the right word, exactly, but that she hesitates on. any of this place she could leave behind, especially the motel, the feeling of being watched all the time. but the people she's met? logan himself? he may or may not be one of the few grounding factors. and right now? right now... she's a few bottles of champagne and a few weeks of on again, off again ongoing fear that she's slowly working through.
I was looking forward to celebrating your promotion. she snorts, just once, and shakes her head. a little bit of that facade drops into something more honest, a little quieter, maybe a little upset. but it's fine- she's made her decision, she knows how this is going to go. ] Next time. Who knows- the move might be good for my career advancement. [ her voice is noticeably flat, even for the joke. she's trying, it's just only partially sticking to.
but logan stays - and even as he says I don't know and might take some convincing, he also smiles, just a little. making himself comfortable. it unclenches something that had been tightening in her chest, relaxes something that had been tightening under the surface. she smiles a little, back to him, and pulls her linen cover-up around her shoulders a little. ]
Well. There is- apparently- an endless supply of liquor. Good liquor. And- [ she shakes the edge of her coverup. ] -some of the cabins have clothes. Decent ones. Beyond that, depending on what you're looking to take back with you... but I could always help you look?
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why is it any different, to drink herself away a bit while sitting under the shade by a pool, surrounded by robots, than it would be to do it back at the motel?
and really - logan, so far, is just about the only thing that she's... worried about isn't the right word, exactly, but that she hesitates on. any of this place she could leave behind, especially the motel, the feeling of being watched all the time. but the people she's met? logan himself? he may or may not be one of the few grounding factors. and right now? right now... she's a few bottles of champagne and a few weeks of on again, off again ongoing fear that she's slowly working through.
I was looking forward to celebrating your promotion. she snorts, just once, and shakes her head. a little bit of that facade drops into something more honest, a little quieter, maybe a little upset. but it's fine- she's made her decision, she knows how this is going to go. ] Next time. Who knows- the move might be good for my career advancement. [ her voice is noticeably flat, even for the joke. she's trying, it's just only partially sticking to.
but logan stays - and even as he says I don't know and might take some convincing, he also smiles, just a little. making himself comfortable. it unclenches something that had been tightening in her chest, relaxes something that had been tightening under the surface. she smiles a little, back to him, and pulls her linen cover-up around her shoulders a little. ]
Well. There is- apparently- an endless supply of liquor. Good liquor. And- [ she shakes the edge of her coverup. ] -some of the cabins have clothes. Decent ones. Beyond that, depending on what you're looking to take back with you... but I could always help you look?