He thinks he's managed to dodge the bullet riiight up until she looks at him again. Aw. Dang.

"....Yeah I was kind of hoping I'd stopped myself quick enough for a loophole." Oh well. Might as well get this over with. He takes a deep breath, stares out across the Nexus so he doesn't have to see her reaction to this.

"Sometimes I wonder if I'm supposed to be dead. If things would be better that way."