[It always was the biggest dilemma between heart and--not brain, exactly, but a different part of the heart. Wanting to see her friends so badly that sometimes it hurt, but not wanting them to ever have to be subjected to anything like the battle royale ever again...
Yes, it's a feeling they both know well.
And like Clarke, Natsuno and Jade are the two most at the forefront of her mind--of course they are, how could they not be, after everything they've all been through? And Clarke's not-exactly-a-question garners an instant indignant flush on Rita's face, hands planting themselves stubbornly on hips as she immediately snaps back-]
I--of course not! Who the hell do you take me for?! I'm not giving up without looking around!
[It would be an uncomfortable mirror of that explosion incident--if Rita were even thinking about, which she isn't. Not yet, anyway, though if Natsuno were to not show up soon, she'd make the connection whether she wanted to or not. But they're going to look for him. Anything else can come after they've searched high and low.]
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Yes, it's a feeling they both know well.
And like Clarke, Natsuno and Jade are the two most at the forefront of her mind--of course they are, how could they not be, after everything they've all been through? And Clarke's not-exactly-a-question garners an instant indignant flush on Rita's face, hands planting themselves stubbornly on hips as she immediately snaps back-]
I--of course not! Who the hell do you take me for?! I'm not giving up without looking around!
[It would be an uncomfortable mirror of that explosion incident--if Rita were even thinking about, which she isn't. Not yet, anyway, though if Natsuno were to not show up soon, she'd make the connection whether she wanted to or not. But they're going to look for him. Anything else can come after they've searched high and low.]