[john's hand remains on elena's shoulder even as his stomach drops down like a heavy weight. there are a lot of people he cares about back in teleios, and he's worried about that. beyond that, he knows what it's like to lose one's agency, to be ordered around, to act for someone else.
it settles uneasily in his stomach, because he's aware too- there's more to this story.
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it settles uneasily in his stomach, because he's aware too- there's more to this story.
there's more to hear.]