Yeah, you know I didn't mean it like that. My whole life has been protecting people and I've only been like this for two years, most of it here. I'm just... sturdier now. Sometimes this place calls for that, but you're right, I shouldn't be so scared to go back.

[ He sips his drink again, addressing the next question gratefully. ]

The usual, I guess. Everybody in the guard but especially Nick and Tinya, Ephemera, Lup, Ianchus, Komaeda... I should socialize more, huh? How about you?