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The tent flap opened as I was folding the note and sliding it into my pocket, and I soing to look for you We’re leaving for Austin"

"Now?" She blinked in surprise as she crawled inside and sat down on the"

A small smile crossed her lips "You’re welco’s up, but it seemed kind of risky Not that he’s totally on tea wouldn’t sit ith a lot of Reboots"

I raisedthe hu to the cities to help the to look at the side of the tent "If you’re going, I guess I’ for Annoyance flared in my chest, and I took in a deep breath "You really don’t want to help themental than I’d ht her knees to her chest with a sigh "You were right about warning Tony and Desmond They helped us, so we should return the favor But no I don’t have a burning desire to go help people who hate h credit" My anger started to seep through and I clenchedto write off huive them too much! It hasn’t even been a week since a bunch of them tried to kill us both And your parents--" She stopped suddenly, sing

"No need to rehtly "I reround "So I don’t understand why you’re so eager to rush back and help them"

"And I don’t understand how you can turn your back e have the opportunity to help Not just humans, but Reboots, too You saved everyone in the Austin facility with one other Reboot One, Wren Can you iine what you could do with a hundred?"

She frowned atin there and you don’t even care?" It was getting harder to keep my voice steady "Look at what they did to me To Ever We can stop that"

She looked like I’d slapped her, and I wished I hadn’t ht up my parents

"It is not lared at me

"Whose responsibility is it, then?"

"You’re the one ants to save everyone so badly! You do it" She spoke barely above a whisper, but her words were furious

"I want you to helpat et uncomfortable Finally she spoke quietly "I don’t I don’t want to help" She shook her head as she crossed her arms over her chest "Maybe you need to take a look at who I am, instead of who you wish I were"

I blinked, taken aback

"Maybe you don’t like who I actually aed "I wouldn’t really bla out ofto say Of course I like who you are"

"Why?" Sheone human but you don’t mind that I’ve killed dozens? Why are you okay with uilt about it? About the fact that I followed orders without question at HARC for five years? I did things I haven’t even told you about, yet you put your foot doithin weeks of getting there Why are those things okay for me but not for you?"