Right. I mean, looking back on the stuff I did back home, it seems like sitting down and talking to people solved more problems than hitting them. Not always, but...

[ Especially not in those last moments, Max remembers, a hint of regret crossing his eyes as he remembers how Skullmaster played him like a fine-tuned keytar. There was no reasoning with him, and he should have known that. ]

...sometimes it's worth the risk to at least try