[There's a noticeable silence from Kor for a moment. Several tings were starting to click for Kor. One, he was starting to understand the issues between Merisia and Dezel. Two, he was starting to understand why Merisia herself feared this power of hers. But there was plenty he didn't get.]
...Sorry, Merisia. I just... I don't understand. How anyone could think a beautiful gift like that is a curse, or that you're a monster for having it, or anything like that.
[To Kor, that's exactly what the Echo seemed like. Not a curse, but a gift.]
I told you, Fluora created Somas because she wanted to create a way for people to be able to understand each other. And that's what your Echo is. It's the power to understand other people. You can understand what they're saying, and where they're coming from, what they've been through... You can understand it all. If more people could do stuff like that, then there wouldn't be a need for Somatics like me. And if everyone could do that, then maybe you wouldn't have been treated so poorly for having this power...
[There's another brief pause from Kor.]
...Sorry, I know that's probably not the answer you wanted to hear from me. But I mean it, it really is a beautiful gift. But... If you still want me to help you...
[He trails off. If she still wants him to try and remove her Echo, he'll do what he can. Even if he's not sure he could do anything at all in this situation.]
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...Sorry, Merisia. I just... I don't understand. How anyone could think a beautiful gift like that is a curse, or that you're a monster for having it, or anything like that.
[To Kor, that's exactly what the Echo seemed like. Not a curse, but a gift.]
I told you, Fluora created Somas because she wanted to create a way for people to be able to understand each other. And that's what your Echo is. It's the power to understand other people. You can understand what they're saying, and where they're coming from, what they've been through... You can understand it all. If more people could do stuff like that, then there wouldn't be a need for Somatics like me. And if everyone could do that, then maybe you wouldn't have been treated so poorly for having this power...
[There's another brief pause from Kor.]
...Sorry, I know that's probably not the answer you wanted to hear from me. But I mean it, it really is a beautiful gift. But... If you still want me to help you...
[He trails off. If she still wants him to try and remove her Echo, he'll do what he can. Even if he's not sure he could do anything at all in this situation.]