[He actually does look away at that; it takes him a moment to answer.]
...Regardless of what I believe I deserve, there are several things that would stand in the way of acting on anything like that. I still don't have all of the answers I'm seeking, for one thing; I've decided that I'm going to see that through, regardless of how unpleasant those answers are in the end.
I also won't...
[And there's where the words seem to die on him a bit, settling back into the usual odd pattern of freezing up while he tries to get them to cooperate; he shakes his head for a moment before he continues.]
...I understand how badly that would upset you, and I'm not going to do that to you.
I won't do anything because of this. If not for my own sake, then for those reasons, at least.
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...Regardless of what I believe I deserve, there are several things that would stand in the way of acting on anything like that. I still don't have all of the answers I'm seeking, for one thing; I've decided that I'm going to see that through, regardless of how unpleasant those answers are in the end.
I also won't...
[And there's where the words seem to die on him a bit, settling back into the usual odd pattern of freezing up while he tries to get them to cooperate; he shakes his head for a moment before he continues.]
...I understand how badly that would upset you, and I'm not going to do that to you.
I won't do anything because of this. If not for my own sake, then for those reasons, at least.