[stahn's not one to brush off what someone else has to say for any reason—so even though chihiro is a kid by his standards, there's little getting around the fact that there's a lot of truth in her words. they're things he can't and wouldn't even want to deny considering—her opinion is just as valuable in this situation. it doesn't really matter that she's younger or that she just met, because he doesn't think those are deciding factors on whether or not someone can understand a situation.
after all, he's been in cerealia for months and there's still plenty he can't piece together himself. but hearing someone else's opinion, hearing a perspective that he doesn't necessarily disagree with, but one he hadn't even fully considered at all... it's a bit enriching. it opens his mind a bit more and helps him understand things better. it also helps him figure out how to better convey the things he may not have worded well enough—which for stahn, happens often enough when he's in tough situations that require a bit of critical thought.]
You're right... I don't think there's any way all the people who work for CERES are bad. A lot of them are just people who have a job to do. But the people at the top—people like Bellona... they may not be good. And they might to things selfishly, things that can hurt a lot of people without even caring about it as long as they get what they want.
[the same can go for the flamines or the deities, and he knows that too.] CERES has a lot of power, so that just... makes it really dangerous if something like that happens.
I've seen it happen before, so... I'm a little worried the same thing might be happening here. [in his own world, the leader of the oberon corporation had set into motion events that would wipe out all of humanity for his own machinations—people he loved dearly lost their lives because of it, and it leaves stahn maybe more concerned than he should be of a repeat situation, but it's hard to ignore.]
If our worlds, our friends and our families—not only the people here in Cerealia, but where they belong—if anything happens to them because of those people...
[he's not sure what he'll do. it would be repetitive to say he won't forgive them, so instead, he shakes his head and tries to focus on what's probably more important.]
We'll definitely work together—all of us. I don't know what we'll do or how we'll change things, but we'll have to find a way. Even if it's not that kind of ending, even if it's just to fix things so everyone can go back if they want to... we'll all work together.
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after all, he's been in cerealia for months and there's still plenty he can't piece together himself. but hearing someone else's opinion, hearing a perspective that he doesn't necessarily disagree with, but one he hadn't even fully considered at all... it's a bit enriching. it opens his mind a bit more and helps him understand things better. it also helps him figure out how to better convey the things he may not have worded well enough—which for stahn, happens often enough when he's in tough situations that require a bit of critical thought.]
You're right... I don't think there's any way all the people who work for CERES are bad. A lot of them are just people who have a job to do. But the people at the top—people like Bellona... they may not be good. And they might to things selfishly, things that can hurt a lot of people without even caring about it as long as they get what they want.
[the same can go for the flamines or the deities, and he knows that too.] CERES has a lot of power, so that just... makes it really dangerous if something like that happens.
I've seen it happen before, so... I'm a little worried the same thing might be happening here. [in his own world, the leader of the oberon corporation had set into motion events that would wipe out all of humanity for his own machinations—people he loved dearly lost their lives because of it, and it leaves stahn maybe more concerned than he should be of a repeat situation, but it's hard to ignore.]
If our worlds, our friends and our families—not only the people here in Cerealia, but where they belong—if anything happens to them because of those people...
[he's not sure what he'll do. it would be repetitive to say he won't forgive them, so instead, he shakes his head and tries to focus on what's probably more important.]
We'll definitely work together—all of us. I don't know what we'll do or how we'll change things, but we'll have to find a way. Even if it's not that kind of ending, even if it's just to fix things so everyone can go back if they want to... we'll all work together.