Re: Janus/Atticus
No, I don't think you're a kid. I just don't think he is either, not for this. My point is that he can make his own decisions. If he doesn't want to do something that has a high cost, he has other options. He's not in a place right now that he's making a decision under pressure. Whatever one he makes is his.
There's nothing scary alive in there. Good thing, because it would be dead by now.