They tempt us with it, yes. It is what they do best.
[ and he's seen the price of that freedom. he's seen the hurt and the pain and the confusion it can cause. but like her, he prefers it in a way. he knows that what waits for him beyond the shores of this place and back home isn't something good. but there this woman is in the water, smiling, and as she describes it all he can see it, too. the sky, the sound of the sea, the freedom of a journey and so much more. ]
You could lie on the deck of a ship and look up, drifting, and see nothing else around you. Just open sky and stars, maybe a sailor song or two.
[ there's a little smile at that. ] Nothing but the sea, the sky, and the dark. I miss it, too. Did you work on a ship? You know it well.
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[ and he's seen the price of that freedom. he's seen the hurt and the pain and the confusion it can cause. but like her, he prefers it in a way. he knows that what waits for him beyond the shores of this place and back home isn't something good. but there this woman is in the water, smiling, and as she describes it all he can see it, too. the sky, the sound of the sea, the freedom of a journey and so much more. ]
You could lie on the deck of a ship and look up, drifting, and see nothing else around you. Just open sky and stars, maybe a sailor song or two.
[ there's a little smile at that. ] Nothing but the sea, the sky, and the dark. I miss it, too. Did you work on a ship? You know it well.