Making sure she lives and giving her what she wants are two different things.
They want to save everybody...they wanna have everybody play nice for the good of the group.
They don't wanna think about how that ain't how everybody thinks and sure ain't how everybody plays. They don't wanna make the tough decisions if it's gonna hurt somebody, 'cause they're too soft. They don't wanna go after nobody 'cept themselves 'cause they feel too guilty, no matter how shitty it is for the rest of us left behind.
Do you know how many times I seen Cross die this past year? You really think--
[Her voice breaks; she swallows and looks away with a deep frown. A breath and she starts over, more controlled, if plenty bitter]
...If you wanna do what she wants--if you wanna do the quote-unquote heroic thing to do, then you gotta be willing to sacrifice yourself and your time and your teammates--you gotta be out there figuring out the best plan to help the most people, and convincing your team and all the other teams that acting in other people's best interest is in their best interest, even when it ain't. You also gotta be willing to eat shit for a bunch of people who won't never appreciate it, since 99 percent of the time that's how it's gonna turn out.
If you don't wanna do what she wants, the best you can do is respect her choices and let her do her thing.
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They want to save everybody...they wanna have everybody play nice for the good of the group.
They don't wanna think about how that ain't how everybody thinks and sure ain't how everybody plays. They don't wanna make the tough decisions if it's gonna hurt somebody, 'cause they're too soft. They don't wanna go after nobody 'cept themselves 'cause they feel too guilty, no matter how shitty it is for the rest of us left behind.
Do you know how many times I seen Cross die this past year? You really think--
[Her voice breaks; she swallows and looks away with a deep frown. A breath and she starts over, more controlled, if plenty bitter]
...If you wanna do what she wants--if you wanna do the quote-unquote heroic thing to do, then you gotta be willing to sacrifice yourself and your time and your teammates--you gotta be out there figuring out the best plan to help the most people, and convincing your team and all the other teams that acting in other people's best interest is in their best interest, even when it ain't. You also gotta be willing to eat shit for a bunch of people who won't never appreciate it, since 99 percent of the time that's how it's gonna turn out.
If you don't wanna do what she wants, the best you can do is respect her choices and let her do her thing.