[ look he's already had an argument with someone about how he could and should have said no. he knows!! but :( ]

It's not. At least this time we knew ahead of time instead of being pulled into an anomaly like before. That one was bad for other reasons. [ but nevertheless. he focuses on the second point instead, because he does think diluc understands this a little, too. ]

Exactly. With beasts you know what to expect for the most part, because their instincts only manifest in a few ways. Usually for survival. With humanity though...every now and then you think you've seen the worst of it, but then someone else can come along and surprise you. I think that's the part that's the hardest. [ ... ] Luckily right now we've stopped some terrible things from happening and terrible people have been deal with. We're in a safe and peaceful period again.