Kindness is a harder sell than basic decency for Rosita, who does not consider herself a kind person, who does not expect anyone to show her the same; it's part of why she values Jesus so much just for his sheer existence. She thinks it's only sensible not to expect it from anyone, because she's certainly not extending it as a matter of course.
And people can judge her for it if they want - she knows why she is the way she is, and she's not ashamed of or for it. But she can be decent. She can not dig into things that don't pertain to what they're trying to do here.
"The man who lead the group mine joined - his name was Rick Grimes," she says after a moment. "When we were trying to figure out how to decide who to let join us and who to leave, he would ask them three questions. Everyone got the same three questions, everyone had the same three chances. After we'd settled into a community for a while it became more obsolete, but - it was important, for a while." She picks up her water, takes a small drink, considers it while she holds it. "Would you mind if I asked you? I'll answer too, if you want. Just for old time's sake." For ritual, which was once a matter of potential life and death for her and everyone she cared about left in the world.
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Date: 2022-10-28 09:51 pm (UTC)And people can judge her for it if they want - she knows why she is the way she is, and she's not ashamed of or for it. But she can be decent. She can not dig into things that don't pertain to what they're trying to do here.
"The man who lead the group mine joined - his name was Rick Grimes," she says after a moment. "When we were trying to figure out how to decide who to let join us and who to leave, he would ask them three questions. Everyone got the same three questions, everyone had the same three chances. After we'd settled into a community for a while it became more obsolete, but - it was important, for a while." She picks up her water, takes a small drink, considers it while she holds it. "Would you mind if I asked you? I'll answer too, if you want. Just for old time's sake." For ritual, which was once a matter of potential life and death for her and everyone she cared about left in the world.