The Meme || Accepting

“No,” Bryan’s voice was as stubborn as it was weak; the arrow in his leg he was sure had been laced with something, and it was becoming harder to walk. He knew that it was getting more difficult for Finn to help him, and he had to make the decision. He tugged at Finn’s arm to get him to stop, hiding them behind a tree and leaning on it. His time was up, but Finn’s didn’t have to be.

“You’re going to keep going, got it?” He stated, voice cracking a little, “You’re not out of time, Finn. All you have to do is get back to Arkadia. I’ll do what I can to distract them, but you keep going. Promise me, okay? Get back to the others and let them know what we saw. You have to…” Bryan’s hands were shaking as he put them on Finn’s arm, hoping the other would go, so at least one of them could make it back.

The Meme || Accepting

“Yeah, well it’s a good thing that we’re not beasts then,” Bryan stated, giving Finn a look, “Or at least, we can try to not act like we’re beasts, and we’re respectable human beings instead.” He sighed deeply, closing his eyes for a moment, before putting his hand on his friend’s arm. “Look,” He continued, “I get that you’re angry. But violence for violence isn’t the answer we need to be turning to. It’s just going to keep the cycle going, and is that really what you want? For people to continue to be in danger and hurt, because we had to focus on getting revenge?”

Bryan bit his lip, shaking his head a little and glancing off towards the others, working around the camp, chattering and a charge in the air, as if everyone were on edge and cautious. “I just…” He glanced back at Finn then, “I don’t think it’s the way we should handle this. Isn’t there some other way, you think? That maybe things can be peaceful? That we can all just… get along? Even… even with them. Maybe they’re not as bad as the others. Maybe Pike isn’t completely right, and there’s a chance…” He trailed off, voice getting soft.