[ Whirl goes back to poking at the piece in his hands, and then turns it over to check the other screws as Bee talks. And then Whirl catches on to what Bee is saying and oh. Well. That explains why he's hearing about this and not Riptide. Ah. Okay.
Right.
Jeeze. Organics are gross. They're still in his plating. ]
Do you want me to tell it like it is or do you want me to lie to you.
[A beat.]
Cause the truth is, protecting life or protecting anything means something loses. People make the hard calls and people die. There's no good guys in this stuff. Never is. The good guys end up dead, or they end up not being not so good anymore.
no subject
Right.
Jeeze. Organics are gross. They're still in his plating. ]
Do you want me to tell it like it is or do you want me to lie to you.
[A beat.]
Cause the truth is, protecting life or protecting anything means something loses. People make the hard calls and people die. There's no good guys in this stuff. Never is. The good guys end up dead, or they end up not being not so good anymore.