[ In those final moments, and even in the time leading up to them, Root thought about how little time she and Shaw had been allowed to have together after Shaw's escape. One week. Only one week. A tiny blip within the slightly larger blip that is their lives in the grand scheme of things. One precious week, every second of it a treasure.
'I'm sorry,' the Machine had said to her. 'There is no way to get through this day with you alive.'
"I knew what I was signing up for when I answered Your call. Just... please take care of Sameen for me. Of all of them, but--"
'I understand. I'll protect her.'
"Thank You." ]
That's why every single day we have here means so much to me. That's why I'm so glad we're married. We'll always have this.
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[ In those final moments, and even in the time leading up to them, Root thought about how little time she and Shaw had been allowed to have together after Shaw's escape. One week. Only one week. A tiny blip within the slightly larger blip that is their lives in the grand scheme of things. One precious week, every second of it a treasure.
'I'm sorry,' the Machine had said to her. 'There is no way to get through this day with you alive.'
"I knew what I was signing up for when I answered Your call. Just... please take care of Sameen for me. Of all of them, but--"
'I understand. I'll protect her.'
"Thank You." ]
That's why every single day we have here means so much to me. That's why I'm so glad we're married. We'll always have this.