November 22, 2011
“Don't play dumb,” he said. “I know you probably think that I'm bitter about not being on the mission, and you probably feel guilty for being the one that took my place.”
Lily sighed, and nodded. “I'm sorry. It must be hard to have the mission taken away from you like this.”
“Not at all,” Evan said, surprisingly enthusiastically. “Look, Lily, I signed on for this for all the wrong reasons. If anything, this was a wake-up call. I was crazy to think that I was actually cut out to be the breed of geologist that this mission requires.”
Lily sighed, and nodded. “I'm sorry. It must be hard to have the mission taken away from you like this.”
“Not at all,” Evan said, surprisingly enthusiastically. “Look, Lily, I signed on for this for all the wrong reasons. If anything, this was a wake-up call. I was crazy to think that I was actually cut out to be the breed of geologist that this mission requires.”