They come from very different places. In his world, in his time, the average life expectancy is 40. He's hit that marker, but a lot of people do not. A lot of children do not. If you make it to double digits and you go to work in a factory, then you may not hit 20. Its worse if you end up being sent down a mine. But that's just the way life is. For everyone. Unless you're rich, but fuck those bastards.
People have to keep going. They have to, because the other choice is to die too. And everyone has too many people depending on them to give up.
"We don't have that word. Trainee lawyer is probably what we'd call you." It's good to know that a woman is allowed to train in that sort of field too. They've inly just started letting women be doctors, and even then it's few and far between.
He gives her a nod of thanks for the glass but he doesn't reach for any alcohol at this point, just looks over the pages she passes him.
"You spent a lot of time on this right?" He asks as he reads, an obviously approving note in his voice.
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People have to keep going. They have to, because the other choice is to die too. And everyone has too many people depending on them to give up.
"We don't have that word. Trainee lawyer is probably what we'd call you." It's good to know that a woman is allowed to train in that sort of field too. They've inly just started letting women be doctors, and even then it's few and far between.
He gives her a nod of thanks for the glass but he doesn't reach for any alcohol at this point, just looks over the pages she passes him.
"You spent a lot of time on this right?" He asks as he reads, an obviously approving note in his voice.