What purpose does it serve to dwell on what-if?
theatrical_muse topic: If you could do one totally irresponsible or even bad thing with absolutely no consequences, what would it be and why?
Irresponsible and bad things are completely different; why should my answer for both be the same?
It would be irresponsible to return to Earth. John closed the wormhole to protect his homeworld, to hide it from the Peacekeepers and Scarrans and any other threat that might someday present itself... but he left behind his family and friends, loved ones who shared his life and his heart.
He says that the baby and I are his family now; and by extension, Chiana and Pilot and Moya--even Rygel and Stark. But he can't hide it, the times that he looks at his son and I can tell he's thinking of his father or his nephew; and the twist of his lips, the indulgent smile he wears when he watches Chiana putter about the center chamber, is a telltale sign that he remembers Olivia.
All that remains of the family he cherished are the memories he carries with him, and echoes of them that he discovers in his son.
It would be foolish, even dangerous, to go back to Earth; but for the chance to let John introduce Jack to his grandson, and for Olivia to hold him... to give John more time and happy circumstances--that would be my wish.
But as our lives and our luck have proven on countless occasions, there are always consequences. So we settle for the best of limited choices, and try to mitigate the worst of potential damages; and when the pain of what was lost lingers, we focus on our son and the future.
Irresponsible and bad things are completely different; why should my answer for both be the same?
It would be irresponsible to return to Earth. John closed the wormhole to protect his homeworld, to hide it from the Peacekeepers and Scarrans and any other threat that might someday present itself... but he left behind his family and friends, loved ones who shared his life and his heart.
He says that the baby and I are his family now; and by extension, Chiana and Pilot and Moya--even Rygel and Stark. But he can't hide it, the times that he looks at his son and I can tell he's thinking of his father or his nephew; and the twist of his lips, the indulgent smile he wears when he watches Chiana putter about the center chamber, is a telltale sign that he remembers Olivia.
All that remains of the family he cherished are the memories he carries with him, and echoes of them that he discovers in his son.
It would be foolish, even dangerous, to go back to Earth; but for the chance to let John introduce Jack to his grandson, and for Olivia to hold him... to give John more time and happy circumstances--that would be my wish.
But as our lives and our luck have proven on countless occasions, there are always consequences. So we settle for the best of limited choices, and try to mitigate the worst of potential damages; and when the pain of what was lost lingers, we focus on our son and the future.