"How are you ?" Lambert asked, looking at Paxton sympathetically.
"Oddly. Strange in all respects. That's why I don't know... Before I tell Martin about it, I have to deal with it myself. I can't bear both of us now."
Jack nodded slowly. Though Paxton couldn't say exactly what he meant, Jack figured it was like a plane crash. Put an oxygen mask on yourself first, then help others. If you first save others and lose consciousness during this activity, both you and the person you save will die. If you save yourself, you will be able to save others. Such behavior in the eyes of many was considered selfish, not heroic enough, but in fact it was very logical. The five seconds it takes you to put on the oxygen mask will not make the person sitting in the chair next to you die, but if you pass out within those five seconds, both will die.
