[an enigmatic guitar riff]

I'm at the end of S1 of my Midst relisten and with the context of the full story it strikes me again how at age thirteen Lark saw the Trust kill her mother and then had to flee, and in 1x18 she sees the Trust kill Sherman and instantly decides to take Tzila - who is almost thirteen - with her, despite the risk to her own plans, freedom, and survival. She does have a connection with Sherman and Tzila both (repressed as hell) so it's not like there's no care in it, but in Lark's journey reconnecting to people and community, it makes sense that she would see such a clear echo of her old pain and think, subconsciously, I'll be there where someone wasn't for me; I'll make this different.