"I know," Sepphy said. "And I know practically speaking, we just wouldn't be able to manage it," she added. It had been on her mind for a long, long time now. The first step in it was exactly what they'd done - send people out to see what's even out there. And look what happened.
She still wanted to cling to the idea that they could be safe, just out of contact. But maybe things had been dragging her down for a while now, and she couldn't help but feel the squeeze of blackness around her heart. She just kept hoping that they'd all be proven wrong, and that they'd come back, safe and sound. She didn't even care what kind of news they brought back about the outside world, just so long as they returned.
She didn't let her gaze waver from his, meeting his fierceness with a pinch of sympathy in her own. "Sucks sometimes, doesn't it." It wasn't a question.