» No, it's not. » You protect your friends from a lot, Eddie. From getting hurt, make sure they get attention when they do, you make sure they eat and remind them to take care of themselves. Those are things you can control. » This? Some fucking magic bullshit that brings and takes people as it pleases without pause? » You can't control that, Eddie. you can't protect people from that. » This is not your fault and you did nothing to deserve this.
» So I'll throw out my back like the old man I am, it's fine.