"I don't want that future," David whispered, pulling his legs up against his chest. "The one where I can sacrifice countless lives for 'order'. Every life should have value. And yes, sometimes you have to make the hard call. But it was so easy do to it in there."

So easy for Thunderclap, so easy for... him?

"I don't even know if it was his choice or mine. I can't... I can't find the line of where his mind ended and mine started. But he didn't care about the kid, didn't even care to let him try."