[ Hah, hah. Shinn has very much metaphorically torn himself apart over who lives and who dies -- returned Stellar to the Earth Forces, shot down Athrun and Meyrin and Kira, attacked Lunamaria, tried to burn down an entire country for the promise of a new world without war. (Yeah, burn down an entire country with civvies included. Dearka is being a total bro for not bringing that last one up and Shinn owes him for it ... though not enough to shut up.) There were things he didn't understand, and there are things that he regrets, but still his motivation for fighting hasn't changed. ]
You know what literally tears humans apart? Getting blown up running away from a battle
[ Also metaphorically when they see their family get literally torn apart, that really fucks 'em up. Off-network, Shinn is reaching into his pocket for his dead sister's dramatic keepsake cellphone, but alas, the dramatic keepsake cellphone is not there because activity rewards have not processed. ]
Any power I have, whatever power I have, I'll decide to protect them!
[ "Any" and "whatever" being significant qualifiers given that the giant robots are currently out of commission, but fuckit!
It is an open question of whether years of being angry literally stunted his growth, though. 169cm at 17 is pretty small. ]
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You know what literally tears humans apart? Getting blown up running away from a battle
[ Also metaphorically when they see their family get literally torn apart, that really fucks 'em up. Off-network, Shinn is reaching into his pocket for his dead sister's dramatic keepsake cellphone, but alas, the dramatic keepsake cellphone is not there because activity rewards have not processed. ]
Any power I have, whatever power I have, I'll decide to protect them!
[ "Any" and "whatever" being significant qualifiers given that the giant robots are currently out of commission, but fuckit!
It is an open question of whether years of being angry literally stunted his growth, though. 169cm at 17 is pretty small. ]