[The calm - the feeling of satisfaction, of wonder - does not last for long. Not with Ken next to him, and Wormmon - who has returned to being Wormmon, he sees. Small favors.]
[They had not had time to sort things through before - not with a planet-threatening meteor fast approaching. But the meteor has shattered against the barrier they have repaired, and it seems they now have time.]
[He...does not want to do this. He has pushed the guilt away, locked it down with every other post-mission emotion that Sigma can handle but he cannot, and he does not want to dig it up but...leaving it unaddressed likely means sacrificing his friendship with Ken and Wormmon.]
[There is a decision to be made here, between pain he is reasonably certain he can handle and pain that resonates deeper, differently, echoing the feeling that tightens in his throat when he thinks of Dr. Winston.]
...I owe you both an apology. At the least.
[He will take what he can handle. It is better than the alternative.]
Picking up from the disaster thread here
[The calm - the feeling of satisfaction, of wonder - does not last for long. Not with Ken next to him, and Wormmon - who has returned to being Wormmon, he sees. Small favors.]
[They had not had time to sort things through before - not with a planet-threatening meteor fast approaching. But the meteor has shattered against the barrier they have repaired, and it seems they now have time.]
[He...does not want to do this. He has pushed the guilt away, locked it down with every other post-mission emotion that Sigma can handle but he cannot, and he does not want to dig it up but...leaving it unaddressed likely means sacrificing his friendship with Ken and Wormmon.]
[There is a decision to be made here, between pain he is reasonably certain he can handle and pain that resonates deeper, differently, echoing the feeling that tightens in his throat when he thinks of Dr. Winston.]
...I owe you both an apology. At the least.
[He will take what he can handle. It is better than the alternative.]