[ . . . well, he'll let himself get pushed and - there's a little swell of unease there. he just huffs out a breath at that before he goes to retrieve their bowls again. only slightly mushy ramen. it also gives him a second to sort of just. breathe.]

... yeah. I guess... my answer was less surprising than what I thought.

[he moves to hand white a bowl and - even though there's some guilt in mineo's feelings, there's also resolve. a lack of regret.]

If it means protecting the people important to me from a known murderer before he could hurt anybody else, when I didn't trust him to behave.... I could make a decision I could live with.

I don't know if it's done a number on me... Maybe it has. I... do feel like some things are clearer, I guess.