Chapter 14
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Angel knew that Kate was right, but walking away from Wolfram and Hart was difficult. He had judged Lindsay for going back, but it was like an addiction, harder to quit than people realized. Angel found Anne, a former member of a vampire worshippin cult, currently ran a homeless shelter for teenagers. It was night, she and some of the kids were unloading things from a truck. Anne recognized Angel, and didn't seem too happy to see him.
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Anne: Angel, it's been what three years?
Angel: About that, yeah.
Anne: Last time I say you, you used me to get back at that law firm, Wolfram and Hart.
Angel: I'm sorry.
Anne: Apolog accepted. Rumor is you now work for them.
Angel: Technically, I run the LA branch.
Anne: Wow you really worked your way up pretty quickly.
Angel: It's complicated.
Anne: Whatever, your business is your business.
Angel: We could help your shelter, if you'd like.
Anne: Fool me once shame on you. Fool me twice, you get the idea.
Angel: Fair enough. What if I were to tell you that there is no great victory on the horizon? That the people who really pull the strings will never let things get better? What woud you do?
Anne: I'd unload this truck. You want to give me a hand?
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Angel realized that for Anne, it wasn't about the big battle with a lasting victory. It was just about doing what she could to help people where she could, on whatever small scale it might be. He then answered her question.
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Angel: Yes, I would.