Jace Herondale: Imma do the thing
Everyone in a 2km radius: Oh my god are you insane don't do the thing
Jace, bleeding and surrounded by burning corpses: too late
Percy Jackson: Imma do the thing
Sommeone: Don't do the thing
Percy: Buddy, we are surrounded, wounded, and have a 99.999% chance of dying painfully. If you have a better idea, I'm all ears.
Percy: Yeah that's what I thought
Chaol Westfall: Imma do the thing
Celaena: Don't do the thing
Celaena and Dorian: nooooope
Celaena and Dorian: *frustrated sigh*
Carswell Thorne: Imma do the thing
Cinder: Don't do the thing
Thorne: But it's the thing!!!
Cinder: DO NOT DO THE THING
Daemon Black: Imma do the thing
Katy: Because it's reckless, poorly thought out, uncalled for, and has a 200% chance of backfiring
Daemon: Silly Kitten, you're not as experienced as I am. Leave this to the big kids.
Thing: *backfires, killing several people and having the opposite effect than the one desired*
Katy: Are you going to listen to me now?
Raphael: Imma do th- wait Penryn
Raphael: Penryn what are you doing
Raphael: Oh my god Penryn no
Raphael: PENRYN LISTEN TO ME
Nick Gautier: Imma do the thing
Everyone: hahahahaha yeah like hell you are good luck on your death quest don't forget to pack a snack
Nick: *somehow manages to live*
Everyone: wait hold up what
Callum Hunt: So you're telling me that you want to do the thing
Cal: Fully realizing this the thing is incredibly difficult and could potentially hospitalize us
Master Rufus: Do you have a problem with that?
Cal: No, no, I just wanted to make sure we're on the same page
The Republic: Don't do the thing
Day: I don't think you understand just how funny it is that you think you have a say in this
David Charleston: Imma do the thing
Someone: Don't do the thing
Someone: It's a stupid idea
David: I have been planning this for the better part of a decade
David: I have this down to a fucking script
David: I have prepared for almost every possible eventuality with four different back up plans
David: AND YOU DARE CALL IT STUPID?
David: WHAT ARE YOU, A PENGUIN IN A MOVIE THEATER?