[ And there it is. The inevitable weak point. Even after death and six months of Refusing and so many from other realities, it comes up as clear as glass. Alas, the narrative can't make a metaphor out of burr puzzles or Jenga, because those only work during the consideration bit. Here it's more like a matryoshka doll, taking off the first layer to get the next one underneath.
Assuming the only way to get the first one off is to smash it, anyway. God, he hates doing this. ...But he needs his Reason back. So the words are delivered with all the dismissive disdain in the world, a knife to the heart given voice. ]
Hah? Giving up from the start? So much for 'more important than anything'.
dammit why does he keep picking up depressed teenagers
Assuming the only way to get the first one off is to smash it, anyway. God, he hates doing this. ...But he needs his Reason back. So the words are delivered with all the dismissive disdain in the world, a knife to the heart given voice. ]
Hah? Giving up from the start? So much for 'more important than anything'.