"Those aren't good people," he says, dismissive. "Those are cowards who want to believe they're not taking action because they're too good." Unlike Ren, who can at least see his cowardice perfectly well.

"You're right about the other part, though," he adds. His expression clouds as he thinks of True Calling, which he might never be able to use again. When he was younger, he kind of figured he'd eventually find one or two people who it wouldn't work on. Like, real fuckups, cult members or fanatics who threw everything on the pyre to do what they believed was right, whatever that meant for them. But he's never once found someone who wasn't held back from something. Some True Callings have bigger effects than others, for sure, but still.