"You're Zevran Aranai." for one, which was just a start, and Eugene rose an eyebrow as he mentioned it plain. "That, and you've never given me an impression that you'd be in a position to attack myself or Jack, despite what you're interpreting. You're far more approachable, and why are you even comparing yourself to him? If we're in a relationship, it's with you, not with him. You talk about us flinching away from you in fear-- it's not fear, it's because we're trying to respect your space. Do you think we're so heartless, really? That hurts us to hear that." Some of this seemed genuinely not right, that something was definitely illogical about not simply the question, but what it might be coming from. He hadn't looked to Jack for confirmation that it was alright to approach, or to check for his own safety, but to confirm a sense of solidarity that they were both on the same page, here. Trying to work this out together.

"And frankly, if you can't trust us, or what we're saying... there's nothing we can really do to convince you. Or at least, this is what I'm hearing from you when you refute everything we're telling you, plain as day."