I always think about this scene and how difficult it must have been for North to exchange her memories like that with Markus.
Does she run away because she is afraid that he will reject her now for seeing her past or is she just too overwhelmed with it all?
I think she’s just completely overwhelmed by being so open with Markus. She trusts him at this point. She may do some things impulsively, but sharing her feelings and her past is something she wouldn’t do without a great deal of thought. And I assume she can sense acceptance from him through the connection.
I don’t think she’s ever shared the full experience of her deviation and what led to it with anyone before, she’s just been holding onto it alone. Holding on, holding it in, and it’s been suffocating her, but she couldn’t let it out. …And then she does, and she just… can’t handle it. It’s too much, and her leaving isn’t even about how Markus might react, or how he does. The interface is such an intimate connection, just laying everything bare (I’m not sure how focused it is – I’ve written it as both whatever thoughts and feelings happen to be on top, and focused memories), and after that kind of closeness, she needs miles and miles of space.
People have already dug up and begun circling this post again for this year, but here it is again.
Another thing! If you live in a college dorm that has a policy against candles being lit in the rooms, and you want to light a menorah for Chanukah, seek out help advocating yourself from your local Chabad, Hillel, or other assorted Jewish organization. They know how to deal with this stuff and will help you work on a compromise with school officials. You have a right to celebrate Chanukah.
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