[ rubbing the side of his neck ]

I get ya there too; paripus like us get sent to the gallows every week just for lookin' at a clemar wrong. Inaction ain't an option.

Throwin' things into chaos like that, though, it brings out the worst in people. Fear and anger are dead dangerous things, make people dig in their heels even harder and latch onto whatever they think'll protect their own interests. [ people like him. ] 'S why Louis still has so many diehard supporters in spite of everything.

[ but it's not like having this hindsight now is going to change anything that's already been done, so. ]

Hopefully your world'll manage to work it out without things spiralling too badly.

[ because his sure didn't. ]