[He shrugs, as if the whole thing was no big deal.]
Before that it was always just me and Al.
[Ed pauses before speaking again, haltingly as if unsure he should say the next part.]
Something like that- it really messes you up. It's hell, and you know you should hate it. I know it doesn't make sense to anyone else, that's why I don't- talk about it... but I can't pretend like none of it ever happened. You couldn't not get involved, you had to in order to survive, the gods made sure of it. You made friends or you didn't make it, I've been on a lot of worlds and I've never seen anything like it before.
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[He shrugs, as if the whole thing was no big deal.]
Before that it was always just me and Al.
[Ed pauses before speaking again, haltingly as if unsure he should say the next part.]
Something like that- it really messes you up. It's hell, and you know you should hate it. I know it doesn't make sense to anyone else, that's why I don't- talk about it... but I can't pretend like none of it ever happened. You couldn't not get involved, you had to in order to survive, the gods made sure of it. You made friends or you didn't make it, I've been on a lot of worlds and I've never seen anything like it before.