What would I have everyone do instead? Nothing.

[ Painful for someone with a white knuckle grasp on any control he can get to admit, but: ]

I have my own goals here. I don't ever expect more than a small handful of people to share them, and I would never try to force anyone else into following my course of action.

[ Even if it isn't a sentiment that he shares, Maruki does understand why there are those who don't want to shred this reality to pieces. Some of the people he loves most are those who want to stay here indefinitely, and he believes they deserve the second chance they're looking for. Wishes they could have one in a more peaceful reality, one less determined to cause them pain at every turn.

He simply wants them on his side because they want the same thing he does, under their own power. ]

We'll all have to live with the consequences of this, no matter what our goals are. It's why I haven't tried to change anyone's mind who has sacrificed their abilities. I wouldn't change yours, either. Those choices matter. So... what should we do in the meantime?

[ Shrug. ]

Prepare for the worst. We've lived through a shattered reality once and fixed it without Vaeros' help. We can do it again.