[A little embarrassed still, she swipes at her face with her palm and takes a deep, centering breath. She figures Finn might tell her she did the right thing, even if he didn't believe it... but it does ease something twisted up in her chest a little more, anyway. Maybe that's just a selfish need for some kind of affirmation that she made the best choice.]
I just... did what I would want someone to do for me.
[And isn't that important? To give people the respect for agency?
[ It sounded right anyway. Mostly. It was the best compass they had. The only one, really.
As she continues, Finn drags his hand down his face, an unseen gesture of embarrassment, although in many ways it was more funny than anything. Of course he’d messaged her with something so ridiculous at exactly the wrong moment. Classic Finn! ]
Don’t- don’t worry about that. It was just a stupid way to kill time. [ He shrugs, smiling, even though she can’t see it. It still mattered. ] It was mostly an excuse to talk to you anyway. So…mission accomplished?
[She says it without a shred of doubt; Finn, it was a nice thing, don't sweep it under a rug. Besides, she's gotten really, really fond of how people around this crew like to try and cheer her up, even when they don't know she needs it.]
You helped out just by being someone to talk to about it, anyway.
[ Finn finds himself grateful for the lack of video. There was no way anyone seeing his face now would confuse his expression for anything other than adoring. ]
Voice;
I just... did what I would want someone to do for me.
[And isn't that important? To give people the respect for agency?
She hopes so.
Sniffing, she says:]
Sorry for messing up your selfie invitation.
Voice;
[ It sounded right anyway. Mostly. It was the best compass they had. The only one, really.
As she continues, Finn drags his hand down his face, an unseen gesture of embarrassment, although in many ways it was more funny than anything. Of course he’d messaged her with something so ridiculous at exactly the wrong moment. Classic Finn! ]
Don’t- don’t worry about that. It was just a stupid way to kill time. [ He shrugs, smiling, even though she can’t see it. It still mattered. ] It was mostly an excuse to talk to you anyway. So…mission accomplished?
Voice;
[She says it without a shred of doubt; Finn, it was a nice thing, don't sweep it under a rug. Besides, she's gotten really, really fond of how people around this crew like to try and cheer her up, even when they don't know she needs it.]
You helped out just by being someone to talk to about it, anyway.
So, um. Thanks. Mission definitely accomplished.
Voice; 🎀
Heh. Anytime, Z.
[ Like, any time. ]