He frowned. Part of him really didn't want to tell her, to hurt her. But then again, she deserved the truth, to know if everything they'd risked had been worth it.
"The Judge wanted proof that you'd changed, but didn't think the metrics from the Neighborhood were good enough. I was desperate, I had to come up with something. I wasn't just going to let her fail you all after all of that ... so I pleaded with her to give you a second chance."
The waiter approached with Eleanor's drink and shrimp, and Michael paused to let him set them down and refill his water glass.
"Thanks." Once they were alone again, he sighed. "She gave you one, alright: by bringing you back to life at the moment you were supposed to have died. All four of you. To see what you'd do if a near-death experience gave you a wake-up call."
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"The Judge wanted proof that you'd changed, but didn't think the metrics from the Neighborhood were good enough. I was desperate, I had to come up with something. I wasn't just going to let her fail you all after all of that ... so I pleaded with her to give you a second chance."
The waiter approached with Eleanor's drink and shrimp, and Michael paused to let him set them down and refill his water glass.
"Thanks." Once they were alone again, he sighed. "She gave you one, alright: by bringing you back to life at the moment you were supposed to have died. All four of you. To see what you'd do if a near-death experience gave you a wake-up call."