“It’s bad, yeah,” Jason said. “But that’s the job.” “Is it your job? You never actually joined the Network.” “No, I joined the Adventure Society, which means putting myself between the bad things and the people who aren’t equipped to face them. Jumping worlds doesn’t change that.” “And this Adventure Society is some bastion of virtue, compared to the Network?” “Of course not, but they let you make your own choices. You just have to be willing to live with the consequences. My friend Rufus taught me that.”