It's more of a security issue than anything personal.
Of course. That's why you use agents to gather this information for you instead of going in person yourself. Aside from which, they will hopefully have experience in getting that information out of these people.
Everything changes. It could be instantaneous or it could take eons. Sadly, I feel that our time is running short, so we will need to expedite change very carefully.
Consider yourself lucky to not be one, Hiro. It's a high price to pay to become a god, especially nowadays. However, those connections you have, if deep enough, can most certainly make you a target. This isn't to say that you should cut them. It's simply that you should be aware that there may already be a target painted on your back. The most damage you can do to a person is by destroying the people they most care about.
[He's going to ignore the friend comment. At least, for now he is.]
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Of course. That's why you use agents to gather this information for you instead of going in person yourself. Aside from which, they will hopefully have experience in getting that information out of these people.
Everything changes. It could be instantaneous or it could take eons. Sadly, I feel that our time is running short, so we will need to expedite change very carefully.
Consider yourself lucky to not be one, Hiro. It's a high price to pay to become a god, especially nowadays. However, those connections you have, if deep enough, can most certainly make you a target. This isn't to say that you should cut them. It's simply that you should be aware that there may already be a target painted on your back. The most damage you can do to a person is by destroying the people they most care about.
[He's going to ignore the friend comment. At least, for now he is.]
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Just don't be afraid of the change that comes no matter how much time we have left.
And no matter what? I'm not going to let me or my friends get damaged.
[And that includes Joshua, and he's not clarifying because he knows Joshua will know. That's all, dude. Keep those things in mind.]
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Perhaps you will become wise.
[It's one of his top five Most Ambiguous Responses. Is it condescending or actually genuine? That's up to Hiro to decide.]