Aaron nods his head, slow and thoughtful. It reminds him of something, and damn, Daryl looks so lost. Maybe he better share.
"When we were back there," he says, "all lined up for Negan, I thought of this book I read in high school." In truth, he always thinks of it whenever he's stuck under the thumb of a dangerous and violent man. Negan was just the first time it happened on American soil, out of the Peace Core. "Eric hates it. It says, if you want to know the future of mankind, imagine a boot stomping on a face forever."
He's probably paraphrasing. It's been years since he read that awful thing. Decades.
"When I was out there, I thought, I found the boot."
He shakes his head. "I tried to go along with it. All of us did. But... you're right. We have to fix this. It's our responsibility." As people, as humans.
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"When we were back there," he says, "all lined up for Negan, I thought of this book I read in high school." In truth, he always thinks of it whenever he's stuck under the thumb of a dangerous and violent man. Negan was just the first time it happened on American soil, out of the Peace Core. "Eric hates it. It says, if you want to know the future of mankind, imagine a boot stomping on a face forever."
He's probably paraphrasing. It's been years since he read that awful thing. Decades.
"When I was out there, I thought, I found the boot."
He shakes his head. "I tried to go along with it. All of us did. But... you're right. We have to fix this. It's our responsibility." As people, as humans.