[He accepts that invitation without hesitation. Given permission to speak he is even more blunt than he usually is.]
You rely too much on your old abilities. It costs you, it costs those around you.
[She was unique. Different than any they'd had before, although she was not the first from a hive mind. But as a foci, an unnatural one, in that she was different. Unfortunately he was not fond of surprises the way Cathaway was.]
This mission will be difficult for many. More difficult than it will be for you. To fall back on those skills now and further disadvantage them would be poor strategy.
[Unspoken- he would be more than simply disappointed. This was not a situation of survival of the fittest. Beyond the collective will of the Nest, he himself did not approve of such ideals.]
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You rely too much on your old abilities. It costs you, it costs those around you.
[She was unique. Different than any they'd had before, although she was not the first from a hive mind. But as a foci, an unnatural one, in that she was different. Unfortunately he was not fond of surprises the way Cathaway was.]
This mission will be difficult for many. More difficult than it will be for you. To fall back on those skills now and further disadvantage them would be poor strategy.
[Unspoken- he would be more than simply disappointed. This was not a situation of survival of the fittest. Beyond the collective will of the Nest, he himself did not approve of such ideals.]