[Yeah, he figured this one was going to be a do-over.]
You mean if the person I was arguing with might hurt them? I don't know, I would hope I'd be able to rein it in. But if I couldn't, I'd just... try to make sure it was directed at me instead. And if that didn't work-
[Ugh, this one's going to be a do-over too, isn't it?]
Then I guess I'd try to make sure I acted first.
[Michael averts his eyes a little. He's not sure which part is more shameful, the fact that he'd jump to violence or the fact that he's not even sure all of this is a part of his current condition. He can't think of a time he wouldn't rather himself get hurt than someone he cared about, or that he wouldn't be willing to physically put a stop to someone else trying to hurt them.]
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You mean if the person I was arguing with might hurt them? I don't know, I would hope I'd be able to rein it in. But if I couldn't, I'd just... try to make sure it was directed at me instead. And if that didn't work-
[Ugh, this one's going to be a do-over too, isn't it?]
Then I guess I'd try to make sure I acted first.
[Michael averts his eyes a little. He's not sure which part is more shameful, the fact that he'd jump to violence or the fact that he's not even sure all of this is a part of his current condition. He can't think of a time he wouldn't rather himself get hurt than someone he cared about, or that he wouldn't be willing to physically put a stop to someone else trying to hurt them.]