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This is also said when an otherwise independent person tries to recruit people. The independent people are embarrassed to admit that they're unable to answer the call by themselves. They don't have the added guilt of having abandoned their friends because, well, they don't ''have'' friends—they've taken too much care in avoiding friendships before this. The person they'll be asking help from will be an acquaintance, a coworker, or, for maximum [[Emotional Torque]], [[The Rival]].
 
Depending on the context and the resources, this may result in a [[We All Do It Together]] moment.
 
[[Seen It a Million Times]].
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== [[Anime]] and [[Manga]] ==
* In [[Neon Genesis Evangelion|End of Eva]], Shinji says this to Asuka when the burden of creating a new world falls on his shoulders. {{spoiler|She refuses.}}
* [[One Piece|Monkey D. Luffy]] gets an entire speech dedicated to the fact he can't survive without his [[True Companions]]. A recent arc also had Luffy alone making several off-hand comments wishing his crew was present to do what he could not.