[Ben doesn't bother assigning any of these facts anything like an emotional attachment; he doesn't think of them as fair or unfair or anything in between. He's simply prioritized them in his mind, and acknowledges each as they become pertinent, as they are useful.
The question, though, gets an approving glance.]
Be aware of yourself, and your own capabilities. Have a realistic idea of them, colored by neither pride nor self-deprecation. Sometimes the best that can be done is staying out of the way of more capable passengers, especially as there are those who would distract themselves from being useful for defense of the ship as a whole in order to defend only a few members of the population.
[He doesn't, here, pause long. But he does glance directly at Alex before turning back to the CTS door.] I can't help you with your powers. But I can help you with other, basic physical abilities that any humanoid individual can perform.
[And of course the finer points of being a paranoid soldier convinced - and largely justified in this conviction - that the entire world is literally out to get him.]
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The question, though, gets an approving glance.]
Be aware of yourself, and your own capabilities. Have a realistic idea of them, colored by neither pride nor self-deprecation. Sometimes the best that can be done is staying out of the way of more capable passengers, especially as there are those who would distract themselves from being useful for defense of the ship as a whole in order to defend only a few members of the population.
[He doesn't, here, pause long. But he does glance directly at Alex before turning back to the CTS door.] I can't help you with your powers. But I can help you with other, basic physical abilities that any humanoid individual can perform.
[And of course the finer points of being a paranoid soldier convinced - and largely justified in this conviction - that the entire world is literally out to get him.]