If I see a water horse I won't ride the water horse.
[...Now he wants to see a water horse. Fuck. It's like not thinking about pink elephants!]
...Anyway. You already know how to do the first thing. You already did it.
[He sets his spoon down, staring into his udon broth for a long moment. Then, eventually, he glances back up again and points a clawed fingertip at the hideous boyband mug keeping them company on the table.]
Somebody needed help, and you didn't have to help them, and you did. That's the first thing about being human. That's what we do that the monsters don't.
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[...Now he wants to see a water horse. Fuck. It's like not thinking about pink elephants!]
...Anyway. You already know how to do the first thing. You already did it.
[He sets his spoon down, staring into his udon broth for a long moment. Then, eventually, he glances back up again and points a clawed fingertip at the hideous boyband mug keeping them company on the table.]
Somebody needed help, and you didn't have to help them, and you did. That's the first thing about being human. That's what we do that the monsters don't.