That doesn't mean -- I can't be complacent, either. I mean, we're both stubborn enough that... [ A half-sad smile. ] I'm pretty sure you'd do it whether I approved or not. But... I can barely handle it when Shepard gets into these messes, if I have two of you to worry over, I'm not going to be the same when this is all over with.
Yeah. I'd prefer it if you approved of it, though. It'd be better for us both. I just... nobody's gonna be the same after what you have to deal with is over with. I just want you to be alive at the end of it. And not just you either, Kaidan; I care about Shepard and Kasumi too.
It's dumb that a universe with so many good people in it has to face something like what you guys are facing.
We wouldn't be the same people, if we didn't, you know.
But I... I can't like it, you know. I understand it, but... you can't go out there without a little more hardcore training -- believe me, the galaxy... it's got a way of throwing surprises at you.
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