Splice of Life: Reality Evolution

let me get this straight.

[dead eyed stare.]

You have - only the vaguest idea of what you're doing but an extreme desperate desire to try and help people because you think that it's going to help you ... what. Feel better? Because you're sad about some painful thing you experienced and you want to try and get those feelings out? You want to do something? Have some fun?

[very, very quietly.]

You sound like me.

Sure. Fine.
It's better than my current situation. And it will get you to shut up about my current situation.