[The trouble, he thinks, with respecting Souji's agency, is that Souji can be so stubbornly insistent on... well, on following him. How is he supposed to honor Souji's choices when Souji's so dead set against doing what's best for him?]
[And besides that... Besides that, who is he of all people to receive that kind of loyalty? Who in their right mind would choose him over their own safety and everyone else in the world twice?]
...I'll give it thought.
I'm going to step out for a smoke.
[A blatant excuse if ever there was one, but perhaps the cold air would clear his head.]
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[And besides that... Besides that, who is he of all people to receive that kind of loyalty? Who in their right mind would choose him over their own safety and everyone else in the world twice?]
...I'll give it thought.
I'm going to step out for a smoke.
[A blatant excuse if ever there was one, but perhaps the cold air would clear his head.]