"Sometimes it's not physical, it's symbolic, cutting them off. Expect the Stranger... removing whatever's foreign to your body like that arm'd count. But you're not willing to do that right now, right? Because you're worried about being useless?" Nia raises a hand, palm up. "You get what I'm saying, Winter? You're compromising because you're scared and you know you can do more keeping it, even though the Stranger's still got hold of you because of it."
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