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[gazeboeffect]

[ If anyone remembers Eddie's first explosive video to the network, they might be a bit surprised when his second one starts off very calmly. Almost too calmly. He's pale and pinched looking, as usual, but a closer look might reveal that he's actually sweating a little bit. ]

What do you do if you have a power that could really help people, but—but it could really hurt people, too? And to help someone it means you have to hurt someone else, or hurt yourself? What are you supposed to do about that? What if people are asking you to help them but it means you have to screw someone else over to do it?

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[gazeboeffect]

The problem is that I can't help anyone without hurting someone else. So it doesn't matter who I wanna help or not.

[drivesadesk]

Do you have any control over who it hurts?

[gazeboeffect]

Yeah, I get to pick.

[drivesadesk]

Yeah, that's what I meant, then. Only use it when you want to use it. Don't listen when someone wants to make you hurt someone else to help them, only do it when you want to.

[gazeboeffect]

When I want to... hurt somebody? [ A small, nervous laugh. ] So never.

[drivesadesk]

Yeah, I mean, sure. If that's what you want to do, then more power to you.

[gazeboeffect]

If I went around hurting people because I felt like it, wouldn't I end up in jail?

[drivesadesk]

I mean it depends. Are you planning on getting caught? Even then, like...if you see an assassin shoot a guy, and you use your power to save the guy who was shot and harm the assassin instead, you'd be a hero. Not saying you have to do that.

[gazeboeffect]

Just because you don't get caught doesn't mean you didn't just kill a guy.

[drivesadesk]

Well, obviously.

[gazeboeffect]

So I don't think I'm gonna be doing that. Thanks for the advice though.

[drivesadesk]

And that's totally your choice, and don't let anyone tell you otherwise.