"Probably best to leave my name out of it," Tooru said. He shook his head in annoyance. "It was not a good conversation. He's convinced himself I'm not genuine in my desire to help everyone, and I might have told him to stay out of the way unless he wanted to be thrown under the bus."

He smiled a bit sheepishly. "We're too much alike, he and I. Though if he was to change his mind I'd welcome it. I might not like him, but he deserves to be rescued as much as anyone."