[Oh. That is a pretty harsh comparison, but it gets Luke's attention. As Asch explains, he begins to see. Van seemed like he was right, but his methods were just-- entirely wrong. It could end up similarly, with Luke and the Alliance wanting the same result (freedom?) and having extremely different ways to get there.

It gives him pause.]

I don't think that's something I can deal with alone, [he says finally, thinking of Asch and how hard he worked. Luke doesn't think he's that strong-- and really, he would've argued Asch didn't need to work alone either. (There's the Dark Wings, but that's a little different.)] I would tell someone, even if they threatened me.

And I'm not volunteering my hyperresonance. It... might kill me. That's not something I can give up so easily.