Then, you have the chance to change it here. [ That is the advice that he can give the young man. The only advice he can think to give. Actions in their own world have happened but those same actions need not be repeated in this world.

The hand patting his own -- he tightens his grip for a moment before letting go. ] No one plans on dying, if they did... no one would let them go. [ Thunderland grits his teeth as he reaches up to adjust his eyepatch. He knows it is secure, but -- ]

If you plan on throwing your life away, you should at least do so for science. Is what I am saying. [ A huff. ]