New definitely doesn't always mean better, [ Matt sighs.
Curiosity flickers over his face at Liem's remark about sentimentality and duty. It's not something Matt has actual firsthand experience with--not before now. His activities in the name of safer, healthier cities have always been a soft-handed and privileged variety, even with the requirement of secrecy. All the thrill of doing good, none of the cruel choices.
He wants to ask Liem what these words mean to him. But he figures they'll (hopefully) have time for that later. ]
I think every choice we make now is a kind of bet, though, [ he adds. ] Choosing the old status quo is one too. I mean, I don't know about you, but I've never been through an apocalypse before, and none of my world's history, or religions, or traditions of thought predicted anything like what's happening now. [ His fingers brush the shard in the side of his neck, feeling it out facet by facet. ] Like it or not, we have this potential power in us. Even deciding not to use it is a choice--the weight is the same, it's just the direction that's different.
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Curiosity flickers over his face at Liem's remark about sentimentality and duty. It's not something Matt has actual firsthand experience with--not before now. His activities in the name of safer, healthier cities have always been a soft-handed and privileged variety, even with the requirement of secrecy. All the thrill of doing good, none of the cruel choices.
He wants to ask Liem what these words mean to him. But he figures they'll (hopefully) have time for that later. ]
I think every choice we make now is a kind of bet, though, [ he adds. ] Choosing the old status quo is one too. I mean, I don't know about you, but I've never been through an apocalypse before, and none of my world's history, or religions, or traditions of thought predicted anything like what's happening now. [ His fingers brush the shard in the side of his neck, feeling it out facet by facet. ] Like it or not, we have this potential power in us. Even deciding not to use it is a choice--the weight is the same, it's just the direction that's different.