"What're laws for?" Michael laughs. The head of the Good Place says: do crime!
But he sobers a moment later. "Oh, I guess you're not wrong. People really can't just go returning to life whenever they want to - that would be pretty bad down on Earth." Sending anyone back sets a bad precedent: once you've done that, how are you going to justify not doing it for others? But then, Michael's already set that precedent four times over. "I'm not saying he owed it to you to do what you wanted, I just think he should have at least been nicer about it."
He was definitely owed...a decent reception, at least. A bit of kindness, even if you can't ultimately grant his plea. Though, as far as that goes...Michael chews on his lip for a moment, before admitting:
"I would've done it, though. I just don't see how I could not." Really, practically, Orpheus is right. It'd be a huge mess, and he really shouldn't. But geez - Michael just isn't sure he really has it in him to look at a human who moved heaven and Earth like that and just turn them away. He's been in similar positions too often himself.
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But he sobers a moment later. "Oh, I guess you're not wrong. People really can't just go returning to life whenever they want to - that would be pretty bad down on Earth." Sending anyone back sets a bad precedent: once you've done that, how are you going to justify not doing it for others? But then, Michael's already set that precedent four times over. "I'm not saying he owed it to you to do what you wanted, I just think he should have at least been nicer about it."
He was definitely owed...a decent reception, at least. A bit of kindness, even if you can't ultimately grant his plea. Though, as far as that goes...Michael chews on his lip for a moment, before admitting:
"I would've done it, though. I just don't see how I could not." Really, practically, Orpheus is right. It'd be a huge mess, and he really shouldn't. But geez - Michael just isn't sure he really has it in him to look at a human who moved heaven and Earth like that and just turn them away. He's been in similar positions too often himself.