Simon wanted to cover his ears so bad. It was too much, everything at once and he needed it to stop. He knew what would happen if he didn't save Filament Station's reactor, though. Well, partially. There's a lot a station could do when its primary reactor goes down. The amount of explosions Eden intended to use on Filament would only be enough to cause a meltdown, but even that would be bad. Everyone would die, except for maybe the few with access to ships. The secondary and tertiary reactors could blow, resulting in half of the station probably imploding in on itself. Simon had to stop it before it happened. Eden was being stupid. The Tree was dead. But the Tree isn't worth the lives of everyone, Filament-oriented or not. The ridges of his pendant dug into his palm as his feet pounded against the floor. He shouldered past a small, panicked crowd, accidentally shoving one to the ground. He had to keep moving. That's what he kept telling himself. He could fix this. He had to. He had to, he had to, he had to. That was the mantra he repeated over and over again in his head, before- Thud. Simon lost his footing, stumbling. He barely managed to catch himself on a wall, clutching his sprout bracelet tightly to his chest. The original impact winded him, which caused him to wheeze a little. What did he even run into-? He forced himself to focus, eyes landing on the thing he had collided with- no, not the thing. The person. "Sorry," he croaked out, desperately trying to regain his breath.

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