[He goes quiet for a moment.]

But it's still a choice. Maybe it's not a fair choice, considering the options are fight or the world as we know it ends, but it still says something that you made that choice. Fate's not about choices. Fate means not being able to choose anything different at all, no matter how hard you try.

...and understanding Nicki Minaj is a pretty useless skill anyway.

[Which may or may not be an apology in disguise.]