"Been thinking about it, taking steps to achieve that, but there's only so much you can do when machines can wait forever and one person back changes all that we've done. Maybe we have found a way, but it's a maybe." And that's where he needed John. No matter what war there was at home, John was the one who would understand Skynet in a way he and Sarah didn't.
Derek smiled at her while his hand move again when he saw her reaction, touching and teasing with gently touches "Is this okay?" he asked as his began playing with the other nipple. He wasn't rushing, though. Ths was good. "Your stories are like something from another world. Fifteen year old boys care about sports and girls, possibly in that order, because they aren't suave enough for girls. And then, there was no more time to care about anything other than survival and the machines. It's not that I don't have your stories. It's that I can't imagine people having them in the first place."
He snorted. "So you were being contrary. Why am I not surprised? And you thought I was the one arguing for no reason.' he rolled his eyes. "I think we've established that I don't think about anyone's choices, or generally about people having those choices in the first place." He stopped for a moment, thinking. "I don't even remember what I wanted to do. How strange is that? I'm sure there must have been something. Everyone wants to be something, right? Even if something insane, but I can't even remember."
Derek had heard the comments about going back. He'd never really paid attention because it didn't apply to him or John. They were going to go home and machines would try to kill them like they always had. It sounded normal. "I don't know what Gallactica or Voyager is, but... if you decide to stay, there's always a place. I can't guarantee shoes or lack of pregnancies, for different reasons," he teased, "but there'd be a place." He shrugged. "I don't know about the rest. I never thought I'd survive the war. I'm already old, have lost pretty much everyone at one point or another. I don't know if I want to survive it, if it means that I've lost everyone forever. I'd rather die and let them live."