Wow, nice going, that actually managed to make him a little uneasy. A little unsure. And a little defensive.
He's saved some of them. One or two, early on. But something he's come to learn in this place is that failure to arm yourself properly is suicide. He didn't ask to be here, but he is here, and he isn't asking to die here either.
...Which all becomes a bit less dramatic when you remember the Vita Chambers, but it's still a compelling argument. Death is horrible. Rebirth is always a relief, as if it's so unnatural that some part of even Jack's brain can't rely on it.
And you do what you have to do. Even if it's unpleasant. Folks are sensible, they do what's best for them. All that matters to me is me, and all that matters to you is you. And they're less than people. Just like him.
He was looking pleased with himself, like a kid who's just shown off a neat trick. Now he frowns.
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He's saved some of them. One or two, early on. But something he's come to learn in this place is that failure to arm yourself properly is suicide. He didn't ask to be here, but he is here, and he isn't asking to die here either.
...Which all becomes a bit less dramatic when you remember the Vita Chambers, but it's still a compelling argument. Death is horrible. Rebirth is always a relief, as if it's so unnatural that some part of even Jack's brain can't rely on it.
And you do what you have to do. Even if it's unpleasant. Folks are sensible, they do what's best for them. All that matters to me is me, and all that matters to you is you. And they're less than people. Just like him.
He was looking pleased with himself, like a kid who's just shown off a neat trick. Now he frowns.
"A heart's just a muscle, mister Sinclair."
And he's a sum of the parts that made him.