[ The Judge, then, pauses with a wire in either hand, to lift his attention to Armin. The work so far seems alright, he thinks - at the very least, they aren't starting from nothing.
But work going forward will be slow, if Armin doesn't know what he's doing; slower still, if he makes a mistake that damages the generator. To teach him is possible, but tedious for the Judge's lack of speech. (Is it sin, still, to speak, even if abstaining possibly means this stranger's death? ...Can he still talk? The Judge does not remember when last he tried. Even gravely wounded, he only rasped.) He could write down instructions, then, but that would take time, too. The Huntress is not close, he's sure, but it is only a matter of time before she finds them.
The Judge knows how the predators of this realm work. He once was one.
He replaces the wires, and motions for Armin to move. For now, the best thing is perhaps to teach visually. Once they ensure their escape, perhaps they'll have some reprieve the Judge can write down instructions. Better, still, would be finding a generator on which to practice, but the Judge surmises that the Entity is neither so kind nor so careless. ]
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But work going forward will be slow, if Armin doesn't know what he's doing; slower still, if he makes a mistake that damages the generator. To teach him is possible, but tedious for the Judge's lack of speech. (Is it sin, still, to speak, even if abstaining possibly means this stranger's death? ...Can he still talk? The Judge does not remember when last he tried. Even gravely wounded, he only rasped.) He could write down instructions, then, but that would take time, too. The Huntress is not close, he's sure, but it is only a matter of time before she finds them.
The Judge knows how the predators of this realm work. He once was one.
He replaces the wires, and motions for Armin to move. For now, the best thing is perhaps to teach visually. Once they ensure their escape, perhaps they'll have some reprieve the Judge can write down instructions. Better, still, would be finding a generator on which to practice, but the Judge surmises that the Entity is neither so kind nor so careless. ]