There is a right answer. You strike down the man with the gun, allowing your partner to be hurt. You do this because you know that your partner will recover -- with a GF junctioned, the blow will be agonizing, yes, but not fatal. And you can disable the man with the gun, so he can't hurt anyone who doesn't have that advantage.
[She leans forward slightly, waiting for Kori to look back up at her.]
This part -- this part is very important. Taking the bullet for a fellow SeeD, in absence of all other factors, is an insult to that SeeD. Yes, there may be times it is appropriate, such as protecting the Recovery specialist so they can heal the entire team, or protecting the person who can take down the foe when you can't. But doing so simply because you don't want to see them hurt is disrespectful to their skills, their training, and their commitment to the same goals you have committed to.
A team shares the danger, the risk, and the pain.
As cruel as this sounds, it's a very large part of the lesson everyone needs to learn, quickly. Recognizing that you, yourself, will recover from this experience is one part, but recognizing that your fellow cadets and SeeDs will also recover is critical as well. The time will come when someone is hurt, or almost killed and saved almost by the GF, when you believe you could have saved them. At least by doing it this way, you can't blame yourself for failing to save them from an insurmountable force, and seeing them recover will make it slightly easier the next time you have to choose between letting them fall, and failing to do the right thing.
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[She leans forward slightly, waiting for Kori to look back up at her.]
This part -- this part is very important. Taking the bullet for a fellow SeeD, in absence of all other factors, is an insult to that SeeD. Yes, there may be times it is appropriate, such as protecting the Recovery specialist so they can heal the entire team, or protecting the person who can take down the foe when you can't. But doing so simply because you don't want to see them hurt is disrespectful to their skills, their training, and their commitment to the same goals you have committed to.
A team shares the danger, the risk, and the pain.
As cruel as this sounds, it's a very large part of the lesson everyone needs to learn, quickly. Recognizing that you, yourself, will recover from this experience is one part, but recognizing that your fellow cadets and SeeDs will also recover is critical as well. The time will come when someone is hurt, or almost killed and saved almost by the GF, when you believe you could have saved them. At least by doing it this way, you can't blame yourself for failing to save them from an insurmountable force, and seeing them recover will make it slightly easier the next time you have to choose between letting them fall, and failing to do the right thing.