Violet wasn’t even sure what she had just witnessed but considering all sorts of strange things had been happening, she thought the best way to deal with it is to just well deal, take everything as they come. Violet felt slightly guilty for not knowing what Cassandra meant when she had tried to tell everyone that they were missing something. Now Violet felt the same way but wasn’t quite clear on what to do about it.
She found Cassandra and thought it’d be a good idea to check on her, especially after what had happened. “Hey,” she said in a kind tone. “You alright?”
In truth, Cassandra was not sure what she was missing either, which was extremely irritating. Between rants that no one seemed to really understand - after all, up until minutes ago no one else had that feeling - Cassandra had racked her brain and even asked for some paper and pen to take down notes in order to figure out what it was that they had been missing. Nothing came to mind, just the sinking feeling. Now everyone else had that feeling too, and Cassandra knew it had to be gnawing at them all like it had been her.
She raised her head from overly scribbled on paper to see the young woman, Violet, showing her the kindness of checking on her state. “Yes, Violet, thank you. Apart from being extremely frustrated, that is, but I am used to that.” Pausing, Cassandra thought maybe she could ask Violet some questions, brainstorm a little. “You now realize we’re missing something, correct? Have you any thoughts on what that might be?”
Violet nodded. “I didn’t know what you meant at first but now everything that happened with the mountain lion, I can’t help but also feeling like something is missing.” She sighed. “I’m sorry I didn’t believe you earlier. Well-” She paused. “I wouldn’t say I didn’t believe but more that I didn’t understand. I wish I had an answer though.” Violet looked on at the others. “I feel like it’s right there, you know? Like it should be obvious but I can’t quite get it.”
Cassandra waved her hand dismissively, an expression of understanding in spite of the lack of smile. “It is no trouble, I now have a feeling this is to do with these anomalies and it could not have been helped.”
She nodded, following Violet’s gaze to the rest of the team. “Yes, that is how I feel. Just out of reach. I keep retracing our steps, I even wrote down my memories of the mission so far. Nothing comes of it.”
Violet groaned out of frustration. “Hell of a first mission.” She muttered. “Not that I’m complaining!” She quickly added. “I’m glad to be here and to help but lately I’ve just been feeling more confused.” Violet shot a quick glance over at Steve before her eyes turned back to Cassandra. “Hopefully we’ll get this problem solved though.”
Cassandra snickered. Violet sounded like herself at her age, sometimes even now. Frustration came easily to Cassandra, and she hated knowing there were things she could not uncover. “Get used to it. Answers don’t come often when we want them to, if at all. A lot of time is spent searching. But we will get there. It’s important not to lose heart.”
Violet nodded. “Yeah, I guess you’re right.” Violet may be getting closer to the end of her teenage years but there was still so much left to learn. She supposed it was like that for adults too. She’d be more worried if someone stopped growing and learning. Violet still wondered if perhaps their future was the one where they lose the war, but it wasn’t often that she dwelled on it. She knew it was important to keep trying no matter way. As a Doctor once said, time can be rewritten. “Think maybe we should get the group together? Talk about what we think we should do next?”
Having never thought herself in the role of mentor, Cassandra was worried about steering Violet wrong on her first mission but at the same time she knew how important guidance was to those starting out. Hopefully she did well. “Yes, I think that’s the best plan. Come, then.” She got to her feet. “Let us benefit of many thinking heads. In theory, anyway.”