>"No, of course not, Tenshi. This was my decision and mine alone; I take full responsibility for the consequences. Take care for yourself, but please trust me on this, and don't try to intervene for my sake."
>To the spectre: "There is no grand plan. This is not some elaborate deception. I am not trying to trick you into lowering your defenses. If I had simply come here to harm you, I would have done so already. I had opportunities, but did not take them. Surely that could not have escaped your notice? And I would certainly not have put myself at your mercy, like this. You know I am fully aware of what you can and have done. If I intended only harm, it would be a dreadfully untactical choice, would it not? But I have been sincere in everything I have said to you, as I am in this. The next step is up to you. You can end me. Or you can try to believe me."