I'm not trying to be a hero. [Nate protests, because he's actually sort of offended by the suggestion, and he feels as though it is patently inaccurate.] I just hate doing nothing.
[I hate being useless is what he could say instead, but it shares too much about his current stance on the issue. Wanting fame, fortune, accolades...he grew out of that years ago. He has nothing to prove.
There is another pause as Nate begrudgingly adds:]
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[I hate being useless is what he could say instead, but it shares too much about his current stance on the issue. Wanting fame, fortune, accolades...he grew out of that years ago. He has nothing to prove.
There is another pause as Nate begrudgingly adds:]
...And I'm shit at asking for help.