[He's quiet for a long moment, watching, observing, his own thoughts calm, a repetition of what he is saying out loud.]

Yes. Yes, I understand that now.

['before maybe not but now now I understand him better--']

But I'm thinking in the present, Tiir-san. I'm thinking of right here, right now.

Right here, right now, you are living in a place where you do not have to be thought of as a monster, where Guriko does not have to be thought of as a monster. Right here, right now, you have a choice--and you are allowing your prejudice to throw it away.

['And it's so, so sad. It's sad...Tiir deserves better. Guriko can have better. They both have this chance...']