[he's pretty sure, if he had a Persona, it would have threatened his friends, too. like Akechi, he's been hurt a lot, over the course of his life, and by more than just Aiden. like Akechi, it made him bitter, not better, not like pain and conflict have shaped people like, say, Ren. there's a reason why he and Loki would have gotten along, under different circumstances, and for more than the fact that, when he panicked, snapped, whatever you want to call it, he took it out on Chicago]

[he nods, then, that in mind -- he understands and he understands why Akechi ended up with Loki, yes. a curious tilt of his head follows, at the change in subject, figuring that, yes, it is going somewhere, but not sure where]

Robbed from the rich and gave to the poor? Band of Merry Men out of Sherwood Forest? Had a thing for Maid Marian? [yes, he's familiar with Robin Hood]