[ While that's all very inspiring, the real truth is that Wu doesn't want to be stronger, not really. That isn't his talent, it isn't his passion. He would rather not have to engage with it at all, if he had a choice.

But the fact is that Trench is dangerous, and while he hasn't died yet, it's mostly thanks to luck and his friends (or strangers) who decided to help him. But if another Sleeper decides to turn on him, he wouldn't want to experience that again, wouldn't want to die again if he could have done something about it. ]

Well. That's very rude of whoever told him that.

I-- will try. You know, this was all so much easier when I had a bodyguard. [ Not that he wants to make Mako do that again, but it isn't like he's not doing it, whenever they're together. It's just the times when they're not that are the worry. ] No use giving up before I've started!