[ Blade is eating his sandwich, slowly, like he has never had one before. The question asked of him isn't surprising.

It seems he anticipated this. So, after he swallows, he stares, with eyes that may be a bit brighter. Allows it to linger. Then: ]

I didn't want to. Even if I heard your surprising confessions.

[ It surprised him...that Yoru and Jin had been more than he seemed. Why should it change everything that was spoken to him? Even if he is a complicated existence, even if his hands are stained with sin...so are his. ]

That didn't change how I felt. Maybe, instead amplified and sparked curiosity in addition to what was already there. What I already decided.

...I never cared for Hickey. The choice was simple.