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[damaged]

You couldn't be more wrong. Sending me somewhere would be a very worthwhile enterprise. I make friends everywhere I go.

And bodies, sure. But it's for a good cause.

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[wholenewstory]

[Cass wants to argue, she really does. But instead, her gaze falls to the ground between them.]

If I had - stopped people. That way. My city...might still be here.

[damaged]

You can't know that for sure. [Maybe that's surprising, coming from Jason.]

No use beating yourself up over something that might be true. But there'll be a next time, won't there? There'll be a million next times. There'll be someone else who's just as bad. You have to decide for yourself if it's worth the risk of letting them live.

[wholenewstory]

[She looks up, surprised, but then she smiles. She shouldn't be, really; she knows he can be kind.

The smile fades, though, as he goes on.]

Next time...could be my mother.

[damaged]

She gave birth to you. She didn't raise you or love you or give half a shit about you, so she doesn't get that title, and you can't give her that connection without her earning it. It'll get you killed.

[Despite the relative harshness of his words, there's no corresponding emotional response in him. It's also a highly personal thing to say, considering his history, but he's not even... sad? Not really. He's unhappy by default, but this isn't a contribution to it. To him, it's simply facts.]

[wholenewstory]

[It stings, but he's not saying it to be cruel. Everything is true, except - ]

She...helped me. Didn't have to.

[damaged]

So you think she did that because she cares, or because of some other reason?