[He actually does sound sorry. It's why there's no justifications or explanations or denials or regrets. It was a choice that had to be done, hurt others in the process, and he feels honest remorse for it.
The silence afterward is him expecting to get kicked by the angry friend, but the flop in the snow and alternate punishment is a new choice.]
『 IS MY PUNISHMENT JUST YOU GETTING SICK OR DO I HAVE TO TAKE CARE OF YOU TOO? 』
[Let us not mention Liam because that conversation is going to be terrible and he may or may not have visited Elaine first to avoid it, but that's secret.]
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[He actually does sound sorry. It's why there's no justifications or explanations or denials or regrets. It was a choice that had to be done, hurt others in the process, and he feels honest remorse for it.
The silence afterward is him expecting to get kicked by the angry friend, but the flop in the snow and alternate punishment is a new choice.]
『 IS MY PUNISHMENT JUST YOU GETTING SICK OR DO I HAVE TO TAKE CARE OF YOU TOO? 』
[Let us not mention Liam because that conversation is going to be terrible and he may or may not have visited Elaine first to avoid it, but that's secret.]