"I'd like to clarify a couple of things," he says flatly.
"Firstly: Nobody is killing Lex Luthor. Secondly: I am not willing to risk the lives of the crew on trusting a man we have good reason to distrust. Besides the people who recognize him warning us, we have his actions. He has done nothing to help us and in inaction would have let us die in that maze without a single qualm."
"Thirdly: Right now he's unconscious. You can fight yourselves sick about him later, but right now we're dealing with a bridge full of enemies who outnumber us and will kill us when they figure out we're here. Not to mention whatever HAL released from Containment that is almost guaranteed to be tearing into our rear guard right now. We do not have time to argue about heroes and villains, we need to get in, finish, and get back."
"And finally: I never said I was a hero. I am a soldier. My job is to get all of us out of here alive as best I can, including that man." He nods toward Luthor. "He hasn't made a direct threat, but he hasn't proven himself very trustworthy either. For now we'll keep an eye on him. I'm not taking chances just because he's younger or from another world, if so many of you know a version of him that's bad news then I'm not laying our lives on the line on the off chance he might be different."
"Either way he can't be left undefended. That isn't decent, as has been said. I want to decide two things right now. One: What we're doing with Luthor immediately. Two: What we're doing to get to the bridge and get rid of the threat there."
He'd ask what the status is with Luthor's data, but he knows they'll tell him when they find something and asking won't hurry it.
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"I'd like to clarify a couple of things," he says flatly.
"Firstly: Nobody is killing Lex Luthor. Secondly: I am not willing to risk the lives of the crew on trusting a man we have good reason to distrust. Besides the people who recognize him warning us, we have his actions. He has done nothing to help us and in inaction would have let us die in that maze without a single qualm."
"Thirdly: Right now he's unconscious. You can fight yourselves sick about him later, but right now we're dealing with a bridge full of enemies who outnumber us and will kill us when they figure out we're here. Not to mention whatever HAL released from Containment that is almost guaranteed to be tearing into our rear guard right now. We do not have time to argue about heroes and villains, we need to get in, finish, and get back."
"And finally: I never said I was a hero. I am a soldier. My job is to get all of us out of here alive as best I can, including that man." He nods toward Luthor. "He hasn't made a direct threat, but he hasn't proven himself very trustworthy either. For now we'll keep an eye on him. I'm not taking chances just because he's younger or from another world, if so many of you know a version of him that's bad news then I'm not laying our lives on the line on the off chance he might be different."
"Either way he can't be left undefended. That isn't decent, as has been said. I want to decide two things right now. One: What we're doing with Luthor immediately. Two: What we're doing to get to the bridge and get rid of the threat there."
He'd ask what the status is with Luthor's data, but he knows they'll tell him when they find something and asking won't hurry it.