@hackerize :// “ it’s been a long time . “ ⬑ portal meme .
the river whispers a song beneath their feet , bushes ‘round them shaking along . they’d paused for a break : his suggestion , a moment to catch whatever may be hiding in the water & share with command . perhaps , after what has transpired , they needed such , but her mind cannot focus on anything but what they have learned .
the screams . the white flags . the pleas for mercy they had denied the machines .
it all mixes together in her memory --- oil dripped and smeared across the pictures . it has been a while , hasn’t it ?
brows furrow underneath her visor .
“ it’s going to take even longer if we don’t get a move on . let’s get this over with . “
2b straightens her posture and turns . she doesn’t want him to hear the solemn sigh that follows her words .
