It's never like you imagined when you were you young is it? You get told stories about brave knights defending villages against nasty ogres or soldiers who fight off invaders to their country and stand up for their beliefs.
It's always made out to kids that duty is glamorous. They leave out the part that occasionally you have to make shitty decisions. It doesn't get mentioned that in order for the world to keep turning tough decisions need to be made and somebody needs to get fucked over every now and again.
[He stops...the reality kicks in that the stains are here to stay. He gets a tea towel to dry off the soap suds, and turns to face M for the first time.]
But that's just the way the world is...everything comes at a price right?
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It's never like you imagined when you were you young is it? You get told stories about brave knights defending villages against nasty ogres or soldiers who fight off invaders to their country and stand up for their beliefs.
It's always made out to kids that duty is glamorous. They leave out the part that occasionally you have to make shitty decisions. It doesn't get mentioned that in order for the world to keep turning tough decisions need to be made and somebody needs to get fucked over every now and again.
[He stops...the reality kicks in that the stains are here to stay. He gets a tea towel to dry off the soap suds, and turns to face M for the first time.]
But that's just the way the world is...everything comes at a price right?