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Some people are born great. Some people achieve greatness. Some people have greatness thrust upon them. Some have a combinat- okay, who are we kidding? Some people are just plain there. Their sole claim to greatness is that somebody said "Great!" when they heard the person in question somehow managed to not blow the lab around him to bits despite forgetting to ask "Hey, what does this label that says 'pyrophoric' mean?" before opening the sealed jar.
And by "some people" we mean "Floyd Mason".
That isn't to say he doesn't try. He tries all the time. He tries so. hard. It's just that enthusiasm is seldom a substitute for discretion or competence, you know? It goes a long way but in the end, sometimes you really have to know what you're doing.
Which is why Alyx Vance would be justified in feeling a weird chill run down her back just before there's a rap at her door...
And by "some people" we mean "Floyd Mason".
That isn't to say he doesn't try. He tries all the time. He tries so. hard. It's just that enthusiasm is seldom a substitute for discretion or competence, you know? It goes a long way but in the end, sometimes you really have to know what you're doing.
Which is why Alyx Vance would be justified in feeling a weird chill run down her back just before there's a rap at her door...