And tell me, Archer - will I be allowed to risk myself then, or will you try to pull me out of the line of fire again? Or, if I am injured, through something that's my own fault - will you lock up again and make some sort of ridiculously careless mistake?
[He's admittedly surprising himself a bit with this; he hadn't been aware that he was still so angry over this sort of thing. He clenches his fists tightly at his side, small shocks of electricity flaring up, shining over the dark fabric of his gloves.]
I don't think you understand that I live to fight. If I can't put my life on the line once in a while, there's no point in continuing to live it - risking nothing means that I can change nothing.
Prison is the safest place in the world, Archer, and I would really prefer to not be kept in one, whether it's surrounded by bars or not. Don't you understand? I don't care if something happens to me - it will have been worth it in the end.
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[He's admittedly surprising himself a bit with this; he hadn't been aware that he was still so angry over this sort of thing. He clenches his fists tightly at his side, small shocks of electricity flaring up, shining over the dark fabric of his gloves.]
I don't think you understand that I live to fight. If I can't put my life on the line once in a while, there's no point in continuing to live it - risking nothing means that I can change nothing.
Prison is the safest place in the world, Archer, and I would really prefer to not be kept in one, whether it's surrounded by bars or not. Don't you understand? I don't care if something happens to me - it will have been worth it in the end.