[For some reason this conversation was frustrating Max. He should have just ignored it like he did so many other things. But a part of him found that hard now. And he had already engaged and--]
Why? [The question probably surprised Max as it came out of his mouth just as much as it might surprise Al to hear it.] Why do you fight so hard?
[Max knew his reasons... he had gone back to those women and brought them back to the Green Place in a bid for redemption. He had failed so many times in the past. But his heart and soul had finally won his inner struggle of instinct versus humanity and he had gone to them. Helped them. Tried to find a little redemption for his past failures.
But why would this kid feel this need so fiercely? To protect people? To protect strangers? From his point of view, in his perception of the world as it had become, it made little to no sense. He had forgotten how the world worked before its downfall. It bewildered and confused him. It had the unfortunate effect of making him think about it. All of it. Past, present, and future. Especially the past.]
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Why? [The question probably surprised Max as it came out of his mouth just as much as it might surprise Al to hear it.] Why do you fight so hard?
[Max knew his reasons... he had gone back to those women and brought them back to the Green Place in a bid for redemption. He had failed so many times in the past. But his heart and soul had finally won his inner struggle of instinct versus humanity and he had gone to them. Helped them. Tried to find a little redemption for his past failures.
But why would this kid feel this need so fiercely? To protect people? To protect strangers? From his point of view, in his perception of the world as it had become, it made little to no sense. He had forgotten how the world worked before its downfall. It bewildered and confused him. It had the unfortunate effect of making him think about it. All of it. Past, present, and future. Especially the past.]