It doesn't feel like there's a surefire way to really help. If I die, then he's hurt. If he dies, then I'm hurt. And everybody's got to go through with this. A- And then there's more! If our friends die and we live we're both hurting. And if we die and they live, then they're presumably hurting. No matter what... there's always somebody that's going to get hurt...

[ and he hates that so much. ] I know that's the nature of the beast, but... [ it's starting to wear him thin. ]

I... [ he grows tense. ] I told him not to look after me anymore. If it would make things easier during the game to not have to worry, then... [ swallows. ] I- It's not like we can't always help each other afterwards. [ he feels so dead inside right now. ]