Look, this is a scientific experiment, and maybe if we treat him like a slime mold, we'll learn something about what we can do from here.
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This is something that a lot of people don't get. You and I were 100% justified in what we did, but it doesn't change how we feel about it. The burden of knowing we could pretty easily kill someone. The knowledge that we've hurt someone irreparably. That chunk it takes from your soul.