I told him. I told him the day he hauled me outta my house in the middle of the night. [He leans forward, resting his chin on his knees.]
I guess he doesn't believe me. I'm not gonna say I've been polite to him, but... [He glances down, away from Booster.] Even if I didn't save the world, even if I didn't do anything good with my powers, it's still not enough to attack someone over. What if he met me before I'd even done anything, huh? Best way to turn someone into a monster is to treat 'em like one.
[It would have been so, so easy to fall into the clutches of the Reach. The only reason he'd been able to fight it off was because he had surrounded himself with people he loved, and who loved him in return, who believed in him. Who knew if he'd still be here today if he'd run into someone like Hal before anyone else?]
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I guess he doesn't believe me. I'm not gonna say I've been polite to him, but... [He glances down, away from Booster.] Even if I didn't save the world, even if I didn't do anything good with my powers, it's still not enough to attack someone over. What if he met me before I'd even done anything, huh? Best way to turn someone into a monster is to treat 'em like one.
[It would have been so, so easy to fall into the clutches of the Reach. The only reason he'd been able to fight it off was because he had surrounded himself with people he loved, and who loved him in return, who believed in him. Who knew if he'd still be here today if he'd run into someone like Hal before anyone else?]