I'd like to be able to claim I'd do everything differently, my friend but as this is about honesty, I don't know that I would.
I still could not, in good conscience, allow you to kill those men on the ships. Even in self defense; you could stop the missiles but I couldn't allow you to send them back. However, I might be more cautious about my word phrasing when trying to talk you out of your murderous attempt.
I would like to think I would handle Raven better, during that vulnerable period but ... I don't know, Erik. If I did and it made her stay, would she then have had the opportunity to become as strong and independent as she did? It's hard to say I'd just make a change and it would be for the better, because that would mean not acknowledging her strength and her accomplishments without me ... without you.
I can't even say that I would have left Moira's memories intact. While it's true, now I say I shouldn't have taken them, at the time ... even knowing now what I do ... would it be right of me to change her life, again?
I do know I would better understand why Shaw had to die. Why we had to protect not only humanity but also mutants from his attitude. Oh don't get me wrong, I'm well aware that you believe in mutant supremacy over humanity, my friend. But Shaw believed that only the strong should stand with the weak beneath their heel, whether human or mutant. He had no regard for life, only power.
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Though, since this is an honesty thing, I must admit that when I heard Moira shooting, I'd probably knock her out and stay on the ground until the bullets stopped flying.
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I still could not, in good conscience, allow you to kill those men on the ships. Even in self defense; you could stop the missiles but I couldn't allow you to send them back. However, I might be more cautious about my word phrasing when trying to talk you out of your murderous attempt.
I would like to think I would handle Raven better, during that vulnerable period but ... I don't know, Erik. If I did and it made her stay, would she then have had the opportunity to become as strong and independent as she did? It's hard to say I'd just make a change and it would be for the better, because that would mean not acknowledging her strength and her accomplishments without me ... without you.
I can't even say that I would have left Moira's memories intact. While it's true, now I say I shouldn't have taken them, at the time ... even knowing now what I do ... would it be right of me to change her life, again?
I do know I would better understand why Shaw had to die. Why we had to protect not only humanity but also mutants from his attitude. Oh don't get me wrong, I'm well aware that you believe in mutant supremacy over humanity, my friend. But Shaw believed that only the strong should stand with the weak beneath their heel, whether human or mutant. He had no regard for life, only power.
....
Though, since this is an honesty thing, I must admit that when I heard Moira shooting, I'd probably knock her out and stay on the ground until the bullets stopped flying.