[Robert draws his arms up thoughtfully, considering this question.]
... I saw what happened when... when I was helpless. I have... seen my friends been taken for the drafts more than once. Including yourself...
... If this were Terra, I... I would not have to worry. But as Giles once told me... we are not on Terra. However criminal my actions would... be at home, they are... simply part of life here...
... Whether I like it or not...
[He frowns slightly.]
... The alternative is... being helpless, and... and unable to protect either myself or others...
I... like that alternative less than... than being able to do something. However... however ineffectual, it is better than... cowering beneath the onslaught...
[Action]
[Robert draws his arms up thoughtfully, considering this question.]
... I saw what happened when... when I was helpless. I have... seen my friends been taken for the drafts more than once. Including yourself...
... If this were Terra, I... I would not have to worry. But as Giles once told me... we are not on Terra. However criminal my actions would... be at home, they are... simply part of life here...
... Whether I like it or not...
[He frowns slightly.]
... The alternative is... being helpless, and... and unable to protect either myself or others...
I... like that alternative less than... than being able to do something. However... however ineffectual, it is better than... cowering beneath the onslaught...