[He holds his hand up.] I'm going to stop you there. Far be it for me to pass judgement on someone merely doing their job. Considering everything I've done back home, from a different perspective, I'd be in a similar situation myself.

Being in a different plane of existence such as this with many others in our same predicament, the...[he pauses for a slight second, his thoughts falling in step with his tongue.]...lines, so to speak, between what one would consider a "hero" and "villain" are, I think, blurred now. It is us, as this motley crew, and whatever Atroma and their crew is that is brought us here.

So no, you ought to stay; I think we're both where we belong. Besides, as a fellow tinkerer, now you've got me very curious about what you can create. [His stance relaxes a hair as he offers the barest hint of a smile. He has no idea if this is a good idea or not, but there's no one around to exactly stop him either...]