[Nothing. Nothing but silence as he processes that and repeats the words over and over in his head. That's...a lot that he wasn't expecting. He knew that Nico's powers were, well, powerful, but that's so much more than he ever expected. He's quiet for so long that it might appear that he completely disappeared just like Nico was thinking he would.
But...soon enough, he responds.]
...so maybe I'm a little scared of what we're gonna do, but I'm not scared of you. [That is to say, buddy, he kind of assumes that you're scared of you and that you're scared of losing control.] Every hero needs a sidekick so...why can't we just be each other's? You protect me from getting killed, I protect you from going that far over the edge. That's it, isn't it? Shuck knows what you can really do and that's why he wanted someone to go with you.
[It's not exactly the conclusion, probably, but it works well.]
It kind of pisses me off that you're asking me that, you know? Yes, I think you're worth it and yes I'm still going. We're friends, Nico. I know you think people make friends with you and you don't understand it yet, but I'm risking a lot to do this and--[And he pauses because he remembers a talk with a certain chaos god. Guilt hits him like a freight train, knowing he's going directly against what Loki told him a month ago...but it has to be done. This is the right choice.]
And I don't regret it. Your powers are dangerous, but every good thing comes with a little risk. We're both here. We were both brought here and we're both fighting in a war that neither of us get a say in. I want to make my own choice in how I'm going to help and this is going to be one of them. We've just gotta be careful.
So. I think the question should actually be do you think I'm good enough to bring along? Because if you can't answer me that then I guess I really can't change your mind and we'll find a way to tell Shuck I can't do this.
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But...soon enough, he responds.]
...so maybe I'm a little scared of what we're gonna do, but I'm not scared of you. [That is to say, buddy, he kind of assumes that you're scared of you and that you're scared of losing control.] Every hero needs a sidekick so...why can't we just be each other's? You protect me from getting killed, I protect you from going that far over the edge. That's it, isn't it? Shuck knows what you can really do and that's why he wanted someone to go with you.
[It's not exactly the conclusion, probably, but it works well.]
It kind of pisses me off that you're asking me that, you know? Yes, I think you're worth it and yes I'm still going. We're friends, Nico. I know you think people make friends with you and you don't understand it yet, but I'm risking a lot to do this and--[And he pauses because he remembers a talk with a certain chaos god. Guilt hits him like a freight train, knowing he's going directly against what Loki told him a month ago...but it has to be done. This is the right choice.]
And I don't regret it. Your powers are dangerous, but every good thing comes with a little risk. We're both here. We were both brought here and we're both fighting in a war that neither of us get a say in. I want to make my own choice in how I'm going to help and this is going to be one of them. We've just gotta be careful.
So. I think the question should actually be do you think I'm good enough to bring along? Because if you can't answer me that then I guess I really can't change your mind and we'll find a way to tell Shuck I can't do this.