That's not true. I can't do anything anymore, Kaneda. I'm not-
[Pan said he was important. He was special. He mattered. Only one person in all the world could do what he could. One day, he'd get to show them all what that was. In the end... anyone could die, and that's all Pan needed him for.
His shoulders heave again, new tears threatening, eyes raw already from his earlier crying session. Back when he had his powers, he had some reason to be brave. He could do something. He could always do something. But now, even if he still had those powers, he's still helpless and he knows it. All that false confidence, all that ego, all that rage and blindingly bright power overriding his brain evaporated, leaving only him behind. He's not the hurricane Wanda described anymore. He's not the psychic.
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[Pan said he was important. He was special. He mattered. Only one person in all the world could do what he could. One day, he'd get to show them all what that was. In the end... anyone could die, and that's all Pan needed him for.
His shoulders heave again, new tears threatening, eyes raw already from his earlier crying session. Back when he had his powers, he had some reason to be brave. He could do something. He could always do something. But now, even if he still had those powers, he's still helpless and he knows it. All that false confidence, all that ego, all that rage and blindingly bright power overriding his brain evaporated, leaving only him behind. He's not the hurricane Wanda described anymore. He's not the psychic.
He's just Tetsuo.
And that's never been enough.]
...Anyone could.