"i'll Be Your Family Now,"

I Traded Cowardice For Cruelty; I Traded Weakness For Ferocity.

You Were Afraid Of Shooting People?" "no," I Say. "i Was Afraid Of My Considerable Capacity To Kill." How Many Young Men Fear That There Is A Monster Inside Of Them?

Part Of Me Wonders If This Is A Suicide Mission Disguised As A Game.

Is There Any Other Way To Erudite Headquarters?" I Say. "not That I Now Of," Says Cara. "unless You Want To Jump From One Roof To Another." She Laughs A Little As She Says It, Like It's A Joke. I Raise My Eyebrows At Her. "wait," She Says. "you Aren't Considering---?

You Are Holding A Loaded Gun, You Idiot. Act Like It.