Practically all cider, which meant he should probably be careful. It was the quiet ones that snuck up on you. Daniel took another sip. It did taste pretty good. Yeah, he was definitely going to have to be careful.
"Someone's got to do it," Daniel said lightly. It wasn't all responsibility and obligation either, it was a desire to get out, to learn, explore and try to do some good out there. And maybe on one planet, he could find something to help his home and help Sha're. Daniel had to wonder at the way she separated herself, that 'me and then you all' attitude underlying her answer. Asking outright wasn't too polite but his curiosity often tended to take front seat. "You don't go on them, do you? How come? Don't you feel cooped up on here?"
Okay, at least he didn't have to worry about her coming out as an alcoholic, because Daniel didn't think he could stand back and watch her destroy herself silently if that was the case. He tried to picture Marco's attitude towards his own mother and found he couldn't. He didn't have a frame of reference himself, not even close to it. He couldn't imagine getting to a point where you felt like you had to parent your parents.
"It has to be tough. Having your kid take that responsibility on. But I think you're a lot tougher than he's giving you credit for," he said. "Does he even remember anything from being de-aged?"
Damn, he'd really thought Sundial would've done his end of the bargain completely, not just stopped halfway. It was also too late to do anything about it. Preferably no one would have lost extra time, but in the end, it was better than being aged out of existence.
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"Someone's got to do it," Daniel said lightly. It wasn't all responsibility and obligation either, it was a desire to get out, to learn, explore and try to do some good out there. And maybe on one planet, he could find something to help his home and help Sha're. Daniel had to wonder at the way she separated herself, that 'me and then you all' attitude underlying her answer. Asking outright wasn't too polite but his curiosity often tended to take front seat. "You don't go on them, do you? How come? Don't you feel cooped up on here?"
Okay, at least he didn't have to worry about her coming out as an alcoholic, because Daniel didn't think he could stand back and watch her destroy herself silently if that was the case. He tried to picture Marco's attitude towards his own mother and found he couldn't. He didn't have a frame of reference himself, not even close to it. He couldn't imagine getting to a point where you felt like you had to parent your parents.
"It has to be tough. Having your kid take that responsibility on. But I think you're a lot tougher than he's giving you credit for," he said. "Does he even remember anything from being de-aged?"
Damn, he'd really thought Sundial would've done his end of the bargain completely, not just stopped halfway. It was also too late to do anything about it. Preferably no one would have lost extra time, but in the end, it was better than being aged out of existence.