"I'm not saying I would." Clearly he doesn't and wouldn't, given that he just did the opposite of that, but logic be damned, right? "Just that some people here shoot first and ask questions later. It's not like I want - "

Fuck it. Again, he discards the thought before it can properly manifest, and shakes it aside. What's it matter? If her mind's made up, then her mind's made up.

He'll do the easy thing. Play along. He can always manage that.

"...sure. Sure, I need fish."