"Yeah, of course I was, but that doesn't mean I'm okay with just sitting around being fucking useless while everyone else runs around playing hero," Sparkle mumbled, shoulders still up and showing no signs of coming back down again any time soon. "I fucking hate feeling useless, Atton. Hate hate HATE it when the world is burning around us and all I can do is pretend it isn't while I hang around someplace out of the fucking way."