[ he spins her around once more, then pulling her in close. ]
Though, this tension, with both sides wanting to strike but not being able to... that really reminds me of home. We should just be thankful that neither side has any nuclear weapons this time. Though, the threat of "mutually assured destruction" was a hell of a way to keep a war from heating up.
[ still, deterrence caused more harm than good. if they ended up fighting it out, he'd have to play his cards carefully. ]
You think we can do anything about it, or will the pieces fall no matter what we do?
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[ he spins her around once more, then pulling her in close. ]
Though, this tension, with both sides wanting to strike but not being able to... that really reminds me of home. We should just be thankful that neither side has any nuclear weapons this time. Though, the threat of "mutually assured destruction" was a hell of a way to keep a war from heating up.
[ still, deterrence caused more harm than good. if they ended up fighting it out, he'd have to play his cards carefully. ]
You think we can do anything about it, or will the pieces fall no matter what we do?