[Salieri listens, quietly. It's an understandable concern, to be sure; he can certainly see where it's coming from.
However...he reaches out to gently lay a hand on the SQUIP's arm.]
I can understand your concern, certainly. Both in terms of relying on said safety net, and not wanting to let anyone here be caught in the same way you were.
To the first concern, I would say...that this is going to be about trusting everyone here to put all of their effort into it, safety net or no. The purpose of this is to wrest control from the Wizard. Considering how little the Wizard has interfered on our side, it's safe to say that this action is more for the living, not ourselves. And knowing that we're doing this to help them--safety net or no, I think that is more than enough motivation on its own to give as much as possible and to keep trying, because we care about those on the other side and want to help them before the Wizard does anything more to hurt them. We don't know when this rescue will arrive or even if it can. It's our back up; our plan B. Our plan A has to happen now, because we don't know what the Wizard's next move is. Because we want to protect our friends--our family. Just like Madame Elisabeth wanted to protect you.
Which leads me to your second concern. It is indeed a terrifying thing, to think of someone caught in such a terrible situation as you were. And you want to protect them from that. I understand. However...remember that because we were there with you and you weren't alone, we were able to work together to free you from it. Everyone there might have seen that moment where you became trapped in that loop, however...they also saw how, through your connection with Madame Elisabeth and us working together, you were able to be rescued. So even though getting stuck in such a way is terrifying, I hope it can be reassuring to know that we will all be there for each other, to help each other through whatever stumbling blocks we come up against.
At the end of the day, I will, of course, leave the choice up to you. However, I urge you to consider the ramifications of such on those who we're asking to help us.
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However...he reaches out to gently lay a hand on the SQUIP's arm.]
I can understand your concern, certainly. Both in terms of relying on said safety net, and not wanting to let anyone here be caught in the same way you were.
To the first concern, I would say...that this is going to be about trusting everyone here to put all of their effort into it, safety net or no. The purpose of this is to wrest control from the Wizard. Considering how little the Wizard has interfered on our side, it's safe to say that this action is more for the living, not ourselves. And knowing that we're doing this to help them--safety net or no, I think that is more than enough motivation on its own to give as much as possible and to keep trying, because we care about those on the other side and want to help them before the Wizard does anything more to hurt them. We don't know when this rescue will arrive or even if it can. It's our back up; our plan B. Our plan A has to happen now, because we don't know what the Wizard's next move is. Because we want to protect our friends--our family. Just like Madame Elisabeth wanted to protect you.
Which leads me to your second concern. It is indeed a terrifying thing, to think of someone caught in such a terrible situation as you were. And you want to protect them from that. I understand. However...remember that because we were there with you and you weren't alone, we were able to work together to free you from it. Everyone there might have seen that moment where you became trapped in that loop, however...they also saw how, through your connection with Madame Elisabeth and us working together, you were able to be rescued. So even though getting stuck in such a way is terrifying, I hope it can be reassuring to know that we will all be there for each other, to help each other through whatever stumbling blocks we come up against.
At the end of the day, I will, of course, leave the choice up to you. However, I urge you to consider the ramifications of such on those who we're asking to help us.