Any exhaustion or exasperation he feels at having to explain himself yet again quickly fades, replaced with conviction. Amos can feel his body starting to get used to the idea of actually resting, but this is more important right now. ]
You thought you were supposed to stop your world from ending, right? That was one of the first things you ever said to me. You're, what... twenty? When I was that age I was apprenticing and figuring out far I could stretch a dollar into getting some decent booze, and you're out here thinking you gotta save the world. Christ, I didn't have a normal childhood, so how the fuck did I end up healthier than you at that age?
[ It's almost offensive, but he's offended on Rand's behalf. Like what went so completely sideways in Rand's life that Amos could be better emotionally adjusted. Amos. ]
I know you think you were born to defeat evil and whatever, but shit, how's that supposed to fall on you? That's what we're doing. It's a team effort. You don't want to be part of that team?
[ I want you to be part of that team. I want everyone I've met, I've liked, who fucked up and went to the other side like you did to be on it. That's what's best for everyone, you included. I owe you that much. ]
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Any exhaustion or exasperation he feels at having to explain himself yet again quickly fades, replaced with conviction. Amos can feel his body starting to get used to the idea of actually resting, but this is more important right now. ]
You thought you were supposed to stop your world from ending, right? That was one of the first things you ever said to me. You're, what... twenty? When I was that age I was apprenticing and figuring out far I could stretch a dollar into getting some decent booze, and you're out here thinking you gotta save the world. Christ, I didn't have a normal childhood, so how the fuck did I end up healthier than you at that age?
[ It's almost offensive, but he's offended on Rand's behalf. Like what went so completely sideways in Rand's life that Amos could be better emotionally adjusted. Amos. ]
I know you think you were born to defeat evil and whatever, but shit, how's that supposed to fall on you? That's what we're doing. It's a team effort. You don't want to be part of that team?
[ I want you to be part of that team. I want everyone I've met, I've liked, who fucked up and went to the other side like you did to be on it. That's what's best for everyone, you included. I owe you that much. ]