[He knows that now, of course, that this wasn't a good idea. But he can still remember that feeling he had at the time, being so hopeful that this was it, this was the moment that all of his fighting and pain had been worth leading up to. He had finally won, and he was finally going to have everyone's attention in a more positive manner than he had ever gotten before.
His dad was finally going to be proud of him.]
I...
[His finger hesitates over the button... and then he starts to drop his hand back down.]
I... don't want to do it. Not again, if what I think is about to happen next is going to be something I have to live through again.
[Maybe this is a memory he doesn't have to obsess with anymore, if he tries to let go of it...
... And that's when Zim suddenly speaks.]
"You're pathetic."
[Zim suddenly holds up a remote in his hand into the air above him.]
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[He knows that now, of course, that this wasn't a good idea. But he can still remember that feeling he had at the time, being so hopeful that this was it, this was the moment that all of his fighting and pain had been worth leading up to. He had finally won, and he was finally going to have everyone's attention in a more positive manner than he had ever gotten before.
His dad was finally going to be proud of him.]
I...
[His finger hesitates over the button... and then he starts to drop his hand back down.]
I... don't want to do it. Not again, if what I think is about to happen next is going to be something I have to live through again.
[Maybe this is a memory he doesn't have to obsess with anymore, if he tries to let go of it...
... And that's when Zim suddenly speaks.]
"You're pathetic."
[Zim suddenly holds up a remote in his hand into the air above him.]
"If you're not going to act, then I will."