It's the stripped-down basics, one of the first things every young esper learns when it comes to controlling whatever ability they were born with. To be angry and overly emotional is to be a danger to not just others, but to themselves.
Henry isn't from River's world. He wouldn't comprehend those principles, not when his life was unquestionably violated by the government and espers in that world were rare and had no overarching community. To bring that up would be condescension and not even River is that shortsighted.
He slips the card back into the deck.]
It can be both. Stuck and angry. And believe it or not, I agree with you. Some of it anyway.
[The deck is split in half and it makes a rustling sound as he shuffles it between his thumbs.]
When we first met, you didn't like me on principle because I told you that I was a doctor, right? Cause doctors were probably one of the many assholes that made your life hell.
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It's the stripped-down basics, one of the first things every young esper learns when it comes to controlling whatever ability they were born with. To be angry and overly emotional is to be a danger to not just others, but to themselves.
Henry isn't from River's world. He wouldn't comprehend those principles, not when his life was unquestionably violated by the government and espers in that world were rare and had no overarching community. To bring that up would be condescension and not even River is that shortsighted.
He slips the card back into the deck.]
It can be both. Stuck and angry. And believe it or not, I agree with you. Some of it anyway.
[The deck is split in half and it makes a rustling sound as he shuffles it between his thumbs.]
When we first met, you didn't like me on principle because I told you that I was a doctor, right? Cause doctors were probably one of the many assholes that made your life hell.