Dude, I 'choose' to be here because if I leave, all the people I love go back to being dead.
[ it's probably not the best idea to get into this someone like josh foley. it comes out immediately and maybe a little harshly. ]
Like, that line of thinking is right up there with - hey, because you got this power you never asked for, it's now your responsibility to live your life cleaning up other people's messes and you'll probably die in the field. And hey, maybe the people who hate you will hate you less and won't kill your friends after you're dead because you inspired them to be better or whatever. We're allowed to be rewarded for doing some high-risk, potentially lethal work. We're not martyrs.
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[ it's probably not the best idea to get into this someone like josh foley. it comes out immediately and maybe a little harshly. ]
Like, that line of thinking is right up there with - hey, because you got this power you never asked for, it's now your responsibility to live your life cleaning up other people's messes and you'll probably die in the field. And hey, maybe the people who hate you will hate you less and won't kill your friends after you're dead because you inspired them to be better or whatever. We're allowed to be rewarded for doing some high-risk, potentially lethal work. We're not martyrs.