I drink a smoothie.
"You think anyone elses story is happier? I was dying before I came her, Salt. Three bullets in my chest. Some crazy guy with a rifle decides he's going to shoot up a school. I don't even know what the Mall was like before Xot turned up. I've just been following you guys along, making smoothies and trying to stop everyone from killing eachother. I put up with all this bullshit because I have nothing to go back to. Because If I stop and think about why I'm here, or try and remember what happened before the mall, I'd end up like Zombie was before we came to this Universe."
I drink another smoothie.
"How the fuck is you going to jail going to fix anything? at all? What the hell do you think is going to happen if you go to jail, huh? Your son will grow up to be a happy, productive citizen? The Mall will become a beaon of hope and glory? Newsflash, It won't fix anything. Not a bloody thing. Because your son will grow up wondering why he doesnt look like his parents, why the other kids bully him for being different, and when he eventually finds out bout you, what do you think will go through his mind? do you think he'll be proud of you? for abondoninf him on your noble quest for repentence?"
I sit down and sigh, placing my head in my hands.
"Godsfuck, I hate this fucking reality. Stupid politics."
I turn to Salt.
"If you want to stay in jail in penence for something that a Salt from another universe did, be my guest. But I thought you were better than that."