Charles batted that medallion out of the way, suddenly furious again.
"No! This isn't- actually, no, you're right, it's not your place to decide what's stupid, so let someone who's actually worked out how to fit in tell you!" There was hardly any room to pace, so he did little more than turn in circles, but the movement helped let out some of his agitation
"It doesn't matter what you want or what you think or what you remember, the fact is that we're in Zion's city and we have to contribute. Do you think our food appears out of thin air? Do you think the electricity just springs out of magic? No! People are working to make those happen and if we don't work too we don't get to have any of those. If you can't get yourself together enough to do something productive you've got to stop getting in the way of those of us who do."
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"No! This isn't- actually, no, you're right, it's not your place to decide what's stupid, so let someone who's actually worked out how to fit in tell you!" There was hardly any room to pace, so he did little more than turn in circles, but the movement helped let out some of his agitation
"It doesn't matter what you want or what you think or what you remember, the fact is that we're in Zion's city and we have to contribute. Do you think our food appears out of thin air? Do you think the electricity just springs out of magic? No! People are working to make those happen and if we don't work too we don't get to have any of those. If you can't get yourself together enough to do something productive you've got to stop getting in the way of those of us who do."