#i am holding this punk rock so tendey

[blorbologist]

This is such a stunning contrast between the last Ashton and Laudna talks.

Laudna is on the brink of tears, trying not to talk or she'll cry, so terrified Imogen is dead and the others might be too... and Ashton doesn't push. They don't get her to get angry, they don't prompt her to dig into rage and loneliness and even fear.

Ashton just... comforts her. Rough edges river-smoothed. Despite the stupidly long day, and probably being in a fuckton of pain from all the activity and rages. And stubbornly, but gently, insists they'll find their friends. They'll go to space if they have to. They'll bring them back from the dead too. No one gets left behind.

"There is no failure in this. We are going to figure it out because it's what matters."