Yes, when. Of course. Because the idea that they could fail isn't even a possibility in his mind. Which is good. That confidence has served them well in the past when they were essentially five fighting against entire armies. Which.... probably isn't too different from now actually. Who knows how many people have signed on to look for this Fortuna.
Only Quatre isn't confident in the when. No, he's dealing with if still. If Fortuna is even real. If they can even find Fortuna. If Fortuna is what it's claimed to be. There are a lot of Ifs and Quatre's still trying to process through them all, work out all the angles. A process that's a lot slower when it's just his own processing power trying to work out all the variables. See, this is why he didn't let himself keep Zero, because it'd become far too easy to rely on the system for analytical help. Would make him lazy.
The crack of static perfectly illustrates the tension in the moment. Quatre's all too aware of it, the invisible weight of it pushing down on his shoulders with invisible hands. This is a test, one that he's determined not to fail. Because of course Wufei's first reaction upon seeing a comrade in arms would be something like this. It's Wufei.
Which means being brutally honest. No need to sugar coat his words here, not with someone who knows all too well how he works.
"I haven't fully." He admits quietly even as he shakes his head. Quatre finally allowing himself to voice what he's currently the most concerned about. The chance of it being abused seems far too great. The saying goes that absolute power corrupts absolutely for a reason. So Quatre's not really sure he wants to do anything with the device currently, aside from ensure that it doesn't fall into the wrong hands. Which potentially means keeping it out of any hands at all. "What they say it is, what it can really do, and if this Fortuna really exists at all. The very idea of it alone is dangerous. If it does exist, I'm not sure that it should."
Which is probably not going to endear him to a lot of the competition, but that's nothing new.
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Only Quatre isn't confident in the when. No, he's dealing with if still. If Fortuna is even real. If they can even find Fortuna. If Fortuna is what it's claimed to be. There are a lot of Ifs and Quatre's still trying to process through them all, work out all the angles. A process that's a lot slower when it's just his own processing power trying to work out all the variables. See, this is why he didn't let himself keep Zero, because it'd become far too easy to rely on the system for analytical help. Would make him lazy.
The crack of static perfectly illustrates the tension in the moment. Quatre's all too aware of it, the invisible weight of it pushing down on his shoulders with invisible hands. This is a test, one that he's determined not to fail. Because of course Wufei's first reaction upon seeing a comrade in arms would be something like this. It's Wufei.
Which means being brutally honest. No need to sugar coat his words here, not with someone who knows all too well how he works.
"I haven't fully." He admits quietly even as he shakes his head. Quatre finally allowing himself to voice what he's currently the most concerned about. The chance of it being abused seems far too great. The saying goes that absolute power corrupts absolutely for a reason. So Quatre's not really sure he wants to do anything with the device currently, aside from ensure that it doesn't fall into the wrong hands. Which potentially means keeping it out of any hands at all. "What they say it is, what it can really do, and if this Fortuna really exists at all. The very idea of it alone is dangerous. If it does exist, I'm not sure that it should."
Which is probably not going to endear him to a lot of the competition, but that's nothing new.