[ and lance, projecting, thinks it's all bravado answering him in turn. ]

Dude, I get it. What they made you guys do — that really sucked. You literally nurtured the very thing that wound up destroying that world, and from the sounds of it, none of you had any idea! Pretty sure that gets you a first class ticket to Bittersville, maybe even the scenic route through Whattheheck City and Notcoolyo Town.