[Stephen knows perfectly well that America isn't at fault for what happened. He was upset by Magenta's insistence on vengeance, won't have any part in that kind of thinking.
...But the sound of America's voice puts a cold, hard knot of dread in his gut, and Stephen can't respond immediately; has to set this aside and come back to it. Setting his tablet to transcribe America's message to text helps a little. When Stephen's message does come through, his tone is carefully measured.]
I should have been able to get out of that cell. There are a lot of should haves going around.
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Date: 2017-08-02 02:55 am (UTC)...But the sound of America's voice puts a cold, hard knot of dread in his gut, and Stephen can't respond immediately; has to set this aside and come back to it. Setting his tablet to transcribe America's message to text helps a little. When Stephen's message does come through, his tone is carefully measured.]
I should have been able to get out of that cell. There are a lot of should haves going around.