( Beth inhales, staggered. More like two small breaths in, and a sharp exhale that leaves her chest heavy and uncomfortable, even as she's short of breath. )
Dying was the only way to keep you and Alison safe. ( There's something a little frantic on the outskirts of her voice. ) They would have— if I'd lived they would have killed both of you.
( Maybe Mika would have been okay, but arguably Mika hadn't been okay for years, so far as Beth could tell. Living like a mouse in the shadows, always running and hiding. Apparently the only things she enjoyed were cute t-shirts and iced tea, made to exact measurements.
She can't even grasp onto the cultist part right now. It's registered, she has to come back to it, but this is the thing she has to get into Cosima's head. ) I screwed up. I put you all in danger, so I had to fix it. If you think there's any other reason why I would've—
( She can't keep talking, gritting the words out. ) I had to protect you.
RIGHT IN MY FEELINGS
Dying was the only way to keep you and Alison safe. ( There's something a little frantic on the outskirts of her voice. ) They would have— if I'd lived they would have killed both of you.
( Maybe Mika would have been okay, but arguably Mika hadn't been okay for years, so far as Beth could tell. Living like a mouse in the shadows, always running and hiding. Apparently the only things she enjoyed were cute t-shirts and iced tea, made to exact measurements.
She can't even grasp onto the cultist part right now. It's registered, she has to come back to it, but this is the thing she has to get into Cosima's head. ) I screwed up. I put you all in danger, so I had to fix it. If you think there's any other reason why I would've—
( She can't keep talking, gritting the words out. ) I had to protect you.
( And Katja was dead. )