[ Qubit certainly knows that impulse to protect him. He feels it strongly himself, whether it's protecting him from killer robots or traitors among us or Tony Stark or the potential denizens of the woolie hole. Or, perhaps most importantly, from the stupid mistakes of some tall-haired fool.
Peter is a kid. And Qubit's got some strong opinions about kid heroes. Being forced into that life does things to a child - he saw it in Max, especially. And it's incredibly dangerous - just look what happened to Samsara. But Peter's in that gray area right on the cusp of adulthood, where it's difficult to make a hard-and-fast determination on the numbers alone. ]
I understand where you're coming from. He is young, and I hate to see him in danger. But bear in mind, no one's forcing him to do what he does. He sees a need, he steps in and fills it. Not because he has to, not for personal reward, but because he feels it's the right thing to do.
[ He may not have those exact words out of Peter's mouth, but it's what his actions are saying. He pauses here, though, as something hits him - a few years ago, he'd have painted the Plutonian's motivations as equally pure, equally selfless. And look how that turned out.
On second thought, maybe he should have a talk with Peter about this, at some point. Too late to take back the conjecture now, though. ]
... What I'm getting at is, you aren't pushing him onto the front lines. He'll find his way there on his own. What he needs isn't someone to pull him back - it's someone to stand up there with him.
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Peter is a kid. And Qubit's got some strong opinions about kid heroes. Being forced into that life does things to a child - he saw it in Max, especially. And it's incredibly dangerous - just look what happened to Samsara. But Peter's in that gray area right on the cusp of adulthood, where it's difficult to make a hard-and-fast determination on the numbers alone. ]
I understand where you're coming from. He is young, and I hate to see him in danger. But bear in mind, no one's forcing him to do what he does. He sees a need, he steps in and fills it. Not because he has to, not for personal reward, but because he feels it's the right thing to do.
[ He may not have those exact words out of Peter's mouth, but it's what his actions are saying. He pauses here, though, as something hits him - a few years ago, he'd have painted the Plutonian's motivations as equally pure, equally selfless. And look how that turned out.
On second thought, maybe he should have a talk with Peter about this, at some point. Too late to take back the conjecture now, though. ]
... What I'm getting at is, you aren't pushing him onto the front lines. He'll find his way there on his own. What he needs isn't someone to pull him back - it's someone to stand up there with him.