[He hesitates a little before returning that; it's awkward, and he's still not very good at it, but you know what, none of that matters right now, and after a second his grip goes tight.]

...I'm not going to keep caring about people who are just going to make targets of themselves like that. That's why...

[You know. Why he said what he said during the entire clusterfuck with Norman. Why he's cutting ties with Cherryblod now.]

...Well. It hardly matters now, does it.