I didn't want my elder selves to be bound by my violence. Maybe I simply was more aware of what was already there, after all.

[He looks down at his hands for a moment. He doesn't know whether it's cynicism about leaving the ship, or genuinely a desire to be around. In any case, it's a kind thing to say.]

Thank you, Rex.

... [It's kind of nice that the people cited most for being evil | violent and destructive and nigh on irredeemable are the ones genuinely nicest to him.]