[…huh. He can't help but give her a quiet look as he assesses what she's saying, but at the same time he's already rolling over it.]
Shouldn't you let that be for him to decide? Or any of us? [He brings a hand up, idly rubbing at the scar on his face for a moment.] …I'm going to tell you a story. You don't have to listen to it, but I want you to think about it.
[Oh gods why is he doing this. Probably because Frankenstein told him that people trust him and part of him does want to help. What happened to being the antagonist, Luke? (Then again…he'd thought of this in his conversation with Frankenstein as well. Chiron had once said Luke was a great hero. Maybe he can try to be that again if it'll help get innocent people out of here.]
Where I'm from, there's this story. It's a pretty famous war story by now, I only heard about it in the aftermath when the fighting was over. There was a man…someone people liked and trusted. One day, he was contacted by a ti--demon. [Let's change the details a little bit.] This demon got into his head and in the end, he wound up using the guy's body as his new host. While using the guy as his host, he did a lot of really, really terrible things. He hurt people. He killed people. But even with all of that, the guy had a couple of friends who realized it wasn't his fault. They realized he was being controlled by a monster. So even if it was a burden or more trouble than it was worth, his friends…one girl in particular, if I remember right, made a solid effort to try and help him even at the risk of her own life because she made the choice that she cared enough. Believe it or not that's what ended up saving him and killing the demon.
[A pointed look, though he's peering at her through the fingers of one hand.] My point is people are gonna make their own decisions no matter what, so it doesn't hurt to ask. Who knows? If Jason doesn't want the responsibility, maybe he knows someone else who'll take it. But isolating yourself might be the worst idea.
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Shouldn't you let that be for him to decide? Or any of us? [He brings a hand up, idly rubbing at the scar on his face for a moment.] …I'm going to tell you a story. You don't have to listen to it, but I want you to think about it.
[Oh gods why is he doing this. Probably because Frankenstein told him that people trust him and part of him does want to help. What happened to being the antagonist, Luke? (Then again…he'd thought of this in his conversation with Frankenstein as well. Chiron had once said Luke was a great hero. Maybe he can try to be that again if it'll help get innocent people out of here.]
Where I'm from, there's this story. It's a pretty famous war story by now, I only heard about it in the aftermath when the fighting was over. There was a man…someone people liked and trusted. One day, he was contacted by a ti--demon. [Let's change the details a little bit.] This demon got into his head and in the end, he wound up using the guy's body as his new host. While using the guy as his host, he did a lot of really, really terrible things. He hurt people. He killed people. But even with all of that, the guy had a couple of friends who realized it wasn't his fault. They realized he was being controlled by a monster. So even if it was a burden or more trouble than it was worth, his friends…one girl in particular, if I remember right, made a solid effort to try and help him even at the risk of her own life because she made the choice that she cared enough. Believe it or not that's what ended up saving him and killing the demon.
[A pointed look, though he's peering at her through the fingers of one hand.] My point is people are gonna make their own decisions no matter what, so it doesn't hurt to ask. Who knows? If Jason doesn't want the responsibility, maybe he knows someone else who'll take it. But isolating yourself might be the worst idea.