[THEY'RE BOTH SO FUCKING OBNOXIOUS IN ENTIRELY DIFFERENT WAYS. See: Scaramouche scoffing at this very well-meaning gesture like it disgusts him, because it does for many reasons.]

It's mostly for their own sake than for ours, anyway. Some of them just hate losing, and others want to be able to free themselves from the guilt they might otherwise feel for leaving us behind by doing something where they can then tell themselves that at least they gave it a try.

[The cynicism... BUT ALSO HE FEELS LIKE HE'S CORRECT.]