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[fourstars]

So um... I've been thinking about this for a while. Ever since we left Harrub, actually...

[ He grimaced a bit, pausing for a couple of seconds. Glancing off to the side, before taking a breath, and addressing the camera again. ]

But um, after the whole Murderworld thing... it's kind of become clear that some of us aren't... handling things that well... [ He was thinking about Videl specifically, but the anon meme has also made it clear Videl wasn't the only one. ] I know we all took the oath for various reasons, and we probably all expected different things out of becoming a superhero. But um, some of us probably didn't expect this... so...

... With the whole "Legionnaire Legacies" thing coming around the corner, I think we should... [ Another pause, as he tries to figure out how to phrase this. ] ... um... I guess, share our lives with each other? To make sure we're prepared, in case... in case the news digs up stuff about us, and tries to drag us through the mud with it.

[ This is so weird and strange and against everything Gohan knows. He's usually the most secretive person in the world, but... he's kind of had to cope with having an open identity, so might as well go all in. ]

I guess um, I should go first? My name's Gohan, and... if you have any personal questions for me, I'll be happy to answer them...

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[rushing_by]

Rothstein and Slick were known murderers whose powers made them uncontainable, Vandal Savage was a near-immortal psychopath who had dedicated his life to hunting down the past and future reincarnations of a friend of mine and her soul mate, and Zoom had just tried to destroy the multiverse.

It was what was necessary, at the time I get that, but explaining that sometimes just feels like I'm making excuses for myself.

[unrecovered]

[Yeah, no, this sounds pretty cut and dry to Wash. He's killed for a hell of a lot less than that.]

If what you told me is true, then you did what needed to be done in a shitty situation. You don't need to prove anything to anyone, and you don't need an excuse.

[Spoken as someone who has made rough choices in shitty situations.]

[fourstars]

... If it helps any, I understand that feeling. The idea that... maybe you didn't try hard enough, that you had to 'settle' for killing them. I understand that more than I wish I did.

[ This is a feeling exclusive to Cell. Exclusive to the fact that Gohan's mistakes got his dad killed. ]

But someone told me something that... I've thought about ever since I was a kid. I don't remember the entire speech, but... I do remember one line very clearly:

"It is not a sin to fight for the right cause."