Exactly what it sounds like! I--[ He sighs, running a hand through his hair. He's not even sure where to start. It's not like he handed in a resignation letter. It's not even like he consciously thought about renouncing Hyperion. At least not until that moment in Jack's office, when he was offered all the power he could have ever wanted and rejected it. Being on Pandora, traveling with everyone...it sounds lame, but it had changed things for him. In a big way. He went from having to put on a good corporate show, stabbing backs while watching his own to finding people he could trust and call his friends.
Not that that got him very far, considering they left him up on Helios, but the point still stands.
Rhys sits again, not seeing much of a point in continuing to stand. ]
Look, it's a long story. One that--ends with me destroying Helios.
[ His head drops to his hands. He doesn't want to think about Helios's fall, but it's probably the only thing that will convince her. Because saying 'I went on the adventure of a lifetime' doesn't really hold any water where being Hyperion is concerned. ]
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Not that that got him very far, considering they left him up on Helios, but the point still stands.
Rhys sits again, not seeing much of a point in continuing to stand. ]
Look, it's a long story. One that--ends with me destroying Helios.
[ His head drops to his hands. He doesn't want to think about Helios's fall, but it's probably the only thing that will convince her. Because saying 'I went on the adventure of a lifetime' doesn't really hold any water where being Hyperion is concerned. ]