[But it's feeble. Being on the Barge isn't the same as being free. He knows this. He loves it here, it's his home, but it's not freedom, floating at the whims of the Admiral and the currents of space. He keeps himself chained here and doesn't go home in part because he's not ready, but in part because he's afraid. In part because he likes the size of this prison.]
[He closes the door from the outside and leans his head back against the wood. His chest hurts.]
spam
[But it's feeble. Being on the Barge isn't the same as being free. He knows this. He loves it here, it's his home, but it's not freedom, floating at the whims of the Admiral and the currents of space. He keeps himself chained here and doesn't go home in part because he's not ready, but in part because he's afraid. In part because he likes the size of this prison.]
[He closes the door from the outside and leans his head back against the wood. His chest hurts.]