Rayraz-- Sounds like the Matrix, in a way. =) Fran-- So... they thought you were more cool because they thought you'd fired a gun at someone, or less cool? Either way is just, well, sad. I know a guy who was in the US Navy Seals in Vietnam, apparently he took part in several assassinations, had to kill civilians (it was covert ops; i.e., they don't know you're there, and never know you are there... therefore, if a baby cries because of your presence, well... yeah...). Right now he's tortured with regret over some of the things he's done. On the plus side, however, he has some really cool stories, and he tells them pretty well. I think he's pretty "cool", not because he's killed people, but because he has a conscience and is still human even after killing a large number of people. Not sure if I could do the same thing.