You all chose to come here, without protesting the structure and set-up of this mission? Pretty placid to me.
[ When he's met with the sharp tone, he snaps back immediately, just as prickly and hot-tempered as he's been with anyone. ( Raise your tone, speak in circles, speak down to him, scold him, tell him he's wrong -- it's not hard to set him off, unfortunately. ) ]
It was foolish, and unsafe. Some of you aren't even useful, you're just dragging those who are down.
[ No, he doesn't, but he talks a big game. He knows someone is dead, and recently so. The idea of "death" is revolting to him, the ultimate failure. It cuts deep into his heart in a way that he can't explain, like if he'd been here earlier, he could have done something. Like he can't trust any of these people who failed to prevent one loss. They'd lost. ]
Nobody should be dying. Nobody's gonna' die from now on.
no subject
[ When he's met with the sharp tone, he snaps back immediately, just as prickly and hot-tempered as he's been with anyone. ( Raise your tone, speak in circles, speak down to him, scold him, tell him he's wrong -- it's not hard to set him off, unfortunately. ) ]
It was foolish, and unsafe. Some of you aren't even useful, you're just dragging those who are down.
[ No, he doesn't, but he talks a big game. He knows someone is dead, and recently so. The idea of "death" is revolting to him, the ultimate failure. It cuts deep into his heart in a way that he can't explain, like if he'd been here earlier, he could have done something. Like he can't trust any of these people who failed to prevent one loss. They'd lost. ]
Nobody should be dying. Nobody's gonna' die from now on.