['You'd know.'] Would I? [His voice is curious rather than accusatory, and he shakes his head a little.] I think I get it conceptually, but... I feel like we have some pretty different connotative distinctions here. [He fiddles with the robe a moment longer, then ties off the sash, straightening and giving it a scrutinizing look. Well... it... looks right ish? He's not really sure how it's supposed to look, frankly.

[He meets Riku's eye then, leaning against the bathroom counter.]

I mean... yeah, there's people I feel like I have to look out for. Roxas. Xion. Hell, even Sora. So I do get that. What I don't get is why you seem to feel that way about everybody. [He frowns a little.] There's people I want to protect, sure, even at the cost of my own safety... but the pool's pretty small.