[It's less that Luke doesn't want to do it, and more that he doesn't feel he had a choice. Which, for him, is a difference. It means that what he wants doesn't matter.
But does it ever?]
I do want to thank you. For making him look at what he was doing in a different way than... than he would have, otherwise. I get that was you, and it matters. [He just also wishes that Bill had cared, on his own.]
Ah, don't thank me for that. It wasn't for him. It was because...I've seen this happen before, and I wanted to make sure everyone who'd be affected would have more than just a fighting chance.
I know it isn't right to drag a dimension full of innocents into this. But Bill was going to get to their dimension sooner or later, and I can at least mitigate the damage.
[And Ford's expression softens. He's done a lot of harm for terrible reasons -- revenge, blind ambition, pure ruthlessness. Compared to throwing a settlement into chaos to get an ore he needed for his gun, then jumping into a wormhole, leaving the damage behind...]
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But does it ever?]
I do want to thank you. For making him look at what he was doing in a different way than... than he would have, otherwise. I get that was you, and it matters. [He just also wishes that Bill had cared, on his own.]
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I know it isn't right to drag a dimension full of innocents into this. But Bill was going to get to their dimension sooner or later, and I can at least mitigate the damage.
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Bill's supposed to be getting better.]
No, I can see that logic. I get it. I just hope this doesn't blow up in our faces any more than it already has.
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Bill has no concept of consequence. He has no idea that if everyone gets everything they want, no one gets anything.
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Well...I suppose we'll see, won't we.
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You understand I'm going to do my best to see this does the least harm.
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