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Embers feels more and more like some crazy emo tract, and I\'m reminded of the EightDeadlyWords when it comes to Zuko; \
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Embers feels more and more like some crazy emo tract, and I\\\'m reminded of the EightDeadlyWords when it comes to Zuko; \\\"I don\\\'t care what happens to that person.\\\" The others are more interesting(though Sokka and Toph are getting worse), as they\\\'re trying to maintain their idealistic viewpoints in a world that apparently gains ecstatic pleasure from torturing idealists.
Here\\\'s a quote from my current favorite work, Fanfic/MassEffectHumanRevolution;
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->\\\"I... I don\\\'t know how to feel about him. He saved me from Saren\\\'s clutches, but I don\\\'t know if I can respect the kind of man willing to sacrifice his own flesh for the sake of power. I mean, \\\'\\\'look\\\'\\\' at him! At which point did he decide that enough was enough? Did he decide at all? What is he willing to do to get more?\\\"\\\\\\\\
Hein took a deep, patient breath, and sighed it out like a disappointed parent. \\\"I know... \\\'\\\'exactly\\\'\\\', what you mean. Zorah. But you don\\\'t need to worry about that with him: according to my research, Jensen\\\'s extensive augmentations were not of his choosing.\\\" Hein pulled a green book out of his coat, with the words \\\'Project Galahad\\\' written on it with a black marker. \\\"It\\\'s all here, but let me sum it up for you: bad shit happened, he was torn up, and his boss decided to cram every piece of cutting edge technology at his disposal to turn him into his own personal attack dog.\\\"\\\\\\\\
\\\"...What kind of sick monster would do that to someone?\\\"\\\\\\\\
\\\"Someone that wanted answers? Justice? Revenge? Doesn\\\'t matter. But I believe that David Sarif, the man that did this, understood a simple truth: Those that crave power cannot hope to control it. They inevitably become consumed by a thirst for more. This is the great irony of the human - no, the \\\'\\\'\\\'sentient\\\'\\\'\\\' condition. The only people you can trust with power... are those that do not want it. Those that never ask for it. Sarif saw that in Jensen, saw in him the perfect agent, one that could use the strength and abilities granted to him with both restraint and wisdom.\\\"\\\\\\\\
\\\"What if you\\\'re wrong? What if this Sarif just wanted a killing machine, and that\\\'s exactly what he got?\\\"\\\\\\\\
\\\"Am I now? Let\\\'s be honest here: anyone this heavily augmented would thrive as a warlord in the Terminus, where might makes right. Jensen? He tried his hands at being a \\\'\\\'farmer\\\'\\\' on Elysium. While many ran and cowered in their bunkers during the Blitz, Jensen took up arms to defend a people that did nothing but view him with suspicion and scorn. Over ten thousand people owe him their lives, and while all of them proved grateful in the end, The Alliance decided that this would not do, and had their buddies in the Templars burn his home. He then spent the next six to seven years righting wrongs and capturing dangerous criminals, making the Citadel a safer place and earning the respect of his co-workers in C-Sec. His reward for that?\\\" Hein rose from his seat, coming face to face with Tali. \\\"The Alliance plots to capture him and sell him out to the Order for making vanilla humans look bad. His reward for saving the life of a Quarian Pilgrim, exposing a corrupt Spectre in the process? The Council doesn\\\'t even give him so much as a pat on the head, and the pilgrim can\\\'t get past his mechanical parts and views him with \\\'\\\'suspicion and fear.\\\'\\\'\\\"\\\\\\\\
Tali found herself staring at her feet, and Hein raised her chin with his finger, then put his hands on her shoulders, staring into her eyes. \\\"And you know what else? You could spit on his face and curse his name, and he\\\'d still come to your help. That\\\'s pretty much how Brea treated him, and look at what he did: He killed twelve heavily armed men to save her life! What does his actions say about him, hm? I dare say it vindicates my estimation of him. And that\\\'s why I\\\'m giving him the 108. I\\\'m going to turn Jensen into the most powerful human being in the Galaxy. I\\\'m going to make the rest of mankind turn green with envy and stew in their jealousy as Jensen comes to their rescue, again and again and again, and go mad when he fails to turn into the monster they all expect him to be.\\\"\\\\\\\\
\\\"Rescue humanity? You mean from Saren?\\\"\\\\\\\\
\\\"Saren?!\\\" Hein cackled. \\\"Yes, Saren, of course... Him and-\\\" Hein pulled Tali close and whispered in her ear. \\\"-the monsters that hide under your bed, and sleep in the dark.\\\"
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Best part? The guy saying all of this is an unrepentant \\\'\\\'ass\\\'\\\', and he himself admires Jensen for his idealism. \\\"[[Film/{{Braveheart}} Uncompromising men are easy to admire]]\\\" for a \\\'\\\'damned\\\'\\\' good reason.
Here\\\'s a quote from my current favorite work, Fanfic/MassEffectHumanRevolution;
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->\\\"I... I don\\\'t know how to feel about him. He saved me from Saren\\\'s clutches, but I don\\\'t know if I can respect the kind of man willing to sacrifice his own flesh for the sake of power. I mean, \\\'\\\'look\\\'\\\' at him! At which point did he decide that enough was enough? Did he decide at all? What is he willing to do to get more?\\\"\\\\\\\\
Hein took a deep, patient breath, and sighed it out like a disappointed parent. \\\"I know... \\\'\\\'exactly\\\'\\\', what you mean. Zorah. But you don\\\'t need to worry about that with him: according to my research, Jensen\\\'s extensive augmentations were not of his choosing.\\\" Hein pulled a green book out of his coat, with the words \\\'Project Galahad\\\' written on it with a black marker. \\\"It\\\'s all here, but let me sum it up for you: bad shit happened, he was torn up, and his boss decided to cram every piece of cutting edge technology at his disposal to turn him into his own personal attack dog.\\\"\\\\\\\\
\\\"...What kind of sick monster would do that to someone?\\\"\\\\\\\\
\\\"Someone that wanted answers? Justice? Revenge? Doesn\\\'t matter. But I believe that David Sarif, the man that did this, understood a simple truth: Those that crave power cannot hope to control it. They inevitably become consumed by a thirst for more. This is the great irony of the human - no, the \\\'\\\'\\\'sentient\\\'\\\'\\\' condition. The only people you can trust with power... are those that do not want it. Those that never ask for it. Sarif saw that in Jensen, saw in him the perfect agent, one that could use the strength and abilities granted to him with both restraint and wisdom.\\\"\\\\\\\\
\\\"What if you\\\'re wrong? What if this Sarif just wanted a killing machine, and that\\\'s exactly what he got?\\\"\\\\\\\\
\\\"Am I now? Let\\\'s be honest here: anyone this heavily augmented would thrive as a warlord in the Terminus, where might makes right. Jensen? He tried his hands at being a \\\'\\\'farmer\\\'\\\' on Elysium. While many ran and cowered in their bunkers during the Blitz, Jensen took up arms to defend a people that did nothing but view him with suspicion and scorn. Over ten thousand people owe him their lives, and while all of them proved grateful in the end, The Alliance decided that this would not do, and had their buddies in the Templars burn his home. He then spent the next six to seven years righting wrongs and capturing dangerous criminals, making the Citadel a safer place and earning the respect of his co-workers in C-Sec. His reward for that?\\\" Hein rose from his seat, coming face to face with Tali. \\\"The Alliance plots to capture him and sell him out to the Order for making vanilla humans look bad. His reward for saving the life of a Quarian Pilgrim, exposing a corrupt Spectre in the process? The Council doesn\\\'t even give him so much as a pat on the head, and the pilgrim can\\\'t get past his mechanical parts and views him with \\\'\\\'suspicion and fear.\\\'\\\'\\\"\\\\\\\\
Tali found herself staring at her feet, and Hein raised her chin with his finger, then put his hands on her shoulders, staring into her eyes. \\\"And you know what else? You could spit on his face and curse his name, and he\\\'d still come to your help. That\\\'s pretty much how Brea treated him, and look at what he did: He killed twelve heavily armed men to save her life! What does his actions say about him, hm? I dare say it vindicates my estimation of him. And that\\\'s why I\\\'m giving him the 108. I\\\'m going to turn Jensen into the most powerful human being in the Galaxy. I\\\'m going to make the rest of mankind turn green with envy and stew in their jealousy as Jensen comes to their rescue, again and again and again, and go mad when he fails to turn into the monster they all expect him to be.\\\"\\\\\\\\
\\\"Rescue humanity? You mean from Saren?\\\"\\\\\\\\
\\\"Saren?!\\\" Hein cackled. \\\"Yes, Saren, of course... Him and-\\\" Hein pulled Tali close and whispered in her ear. \\\"-the monsters that hide under your bed, and sleep in the dark.\\\"
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Best part? The guy saying all of this is an unrepentant \\\'\\\'ass\\\'\\\', and he himself admires Jensen for his idealism. \\\"[[Film/{{Braveheart}} Uncompromising men are easy to admire]]\\\" for a \\\'\\\'damned\\\'\\\' good reason.
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...and I hate him more and more - and understand Katara and Aang more and more, and hate Sokka and Toph more and more.
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...and I hate him more and more for insisting it is all InherentInTheSystem - and understand Katara and Aang more and more for taking it from him, and hate Sokka and Toph more and more for sympathizing with him.
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Embers feels more and more like some crazy emo tract, and I\'m reminded of the EightDeadlyWords when it comes to Zuko; \
to:
Embers feels more and more like some crazy emo tract, and I\\\'m reminded of the EightDeadlyWords when it comes to Zuko; \\\"I don\\\'t care what happens to that person.\\\" The others are more interesting(though Sokka and Toph are getting worse), as they\\\'re trying to maintain their idealistic viewpoints in a world that apparently gains ecstatic pleasure from torturing idealists.
Here\\\'s a quote from my current favorite work, Fanfic/MassEffectHumanRevolution;
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->\\\"Am I now? Let\\\'s be honest here: anyone this heavily augmented would thrive as a warlord in the Terminus, where might makes right. Jensen? He tried his hands at being a farmer on Elysium. While many ran and cowered in their bunkers during the Blitz, Jensen took up arms to defend a people that did nothing but view him with suspicion and scorn. Over ten thousand people owe him their lives, and while all of them proved grateful in the end, The Alliance decided that this would not do, and had their buddies in the Templars burn his home. He then spent the next six to seven years righting wrongs and capturing dangerous criminals, making the Citadel a safer place and earning the respect of his co-workers in C-Sec. His reward for that?\\\" Hein rose from his seat, coming face to face with Tali. \\\"The Alliance plots to capture him and sell him out to the Order for making vanilla humans look bad. His reward for saving the life of a Quarian Pilgrim, exposing a corrupt Spectre in the process? The Council doesn\\\'t even give him so much as a pat on the head, and the pilgrim can\\\'t get past his mechanical parts and views him with \\\'\\\'suspicion and fear.\\\'\\\'\\\"\\\\\\\\
Tali found herself staring at her feet, and Hein raised her chin with his finger, then put his hands on her shoulders, staring into her eyes. \\\"And you know what else? You could spit on his face and curse his name, and he\\\'d still come to your help. That\\\'s pretty much how Brea treated him, and look at what he did: He killed twelve heavily armed men to save her life! What does his actions say about him, hm? I dare say it vindicates my estimation of him. And that\\\'s why I\\\'m giving him the 108. I\\\'m going to turn Jensen into the most powerful human being in the Galaxy. I\\\'m going to make the rest of mankind turn green with envy and stew in their jealousy as Jensen comes to their rescue, again and again and again, and go mad when he fails to turn into the monster they all expect him to be.\\\"\\\\\\\\
\\\"Rescue humanity? You mean from Saren?\\\"\\\\\\\\
\\\"Saren?!\\\" Hein cackled. \\\"Yes, Saren, of course... Him and-\\\" Hein pulled Tali close and whispered in her ear. \\\"-the monsters that hide under your bed, and sleep in the dark.\\\"
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Best part? The guy saying all of this is an unrepentant \\\'\\\'ass\\\'\\\', and he himself admires Jensen for his idealism. \\\"[[Film/{{Braveheart}} Uncompromising men are easy to admire]]\\\" for a \\\'\\\'damned\\\'\\\' good reason.
Here\\\'s a quote from my current favorite work, Fanfic/MassEffectHumanRevolution;
----
->\\\"Am I now? Let\\\'s be honest here: anyone this heavily augmented would thrive as a warlord in the Terminus, where might makes right. Jensen? He tried his hands at being a farmer on Elysium. While many ran and cowered in their bunkers during the Blitz, Jensen took up arms to defend a people that did nothing but view him with suspicion and scorn. Over ten thousand people owe him their lives, and while all of them proved grateful in the end, The Alliance decided that this would not do, and had their buddies in the Templars burn his home. He then spent the next six to seven years righting wrongs and capturing dangerous criminals, making the Citadel a safer place and earning the respect of his co-workers in C-Sec. His reward for that?\\\" Hein rose from his seat, coming face to face with Tali. \\\"The Alliance plots to capture him and sell him out to the Order for making vanilla humans look bad. His reward for saving the life of a Quarian Pilgrim, exposing a corrupt Spectre in the process? The Council doesn\\\'t even give him so much as a pat on the head, and the pilgrim can\\\'t get past his mechanical parts and views him with \\\'\\\'suspicion and fear.\\\'\\\'\\\"\\\\\\\\
Tali found herself staring at her feet, and Hein raised her chin with his finger, then put his hands on her shoulders, staring into her eyes. \\\"And you know what else? You could spit on his face and curse his name, and he\\\'d still come to your help. That\\\'s pretty much how Brea treated him, and look at what he did: He killed twelve heavily armed men to save her life! What does his actions say about him, hm? I dare say it vindicates my estimation of him. And that\\\'s why I\\\'m giving him the 108. I\\\'m going to turn Jensen into the most powerful human being in the Galaxy. I\\\'m going to make the rest of mankind turn green with envy and stew in their jealousy as Jensen comes to their rescue, again and again and again, and go mad when he fails to turn into the monster they all expect him to be.\\\"\\\\\\\\
\\\"Rescue humanity? You mean from Saren?\\\"\\\\\\\\
\\\"Saren?!\\\" Hein cackled. \\\"Yes, Saren, of course... Him and-\\\" Hein pulled Tali close and whispered in her ear. \\\"-the monsters that hide under your bed, and sleep in the dark.\\\"
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Best part? The guy saying all of this is an unrepentant \\\'\\\'ass\\\'\\\', and he himself admires Jensen for his idealism. \\\"[[Film/{{Braveheart}} Uncompromising men are easy to admire]]\\\" for a \\\'\\\'damned\\\'\\\' good reason.
