[ That's not what he'd meant, though, not at all. He was isolating himself, and he'd continue to do it, too, to protect others. 01 and 02 knew about him. Jim Kirk, through chance, knew about him. He'd be damned if anyone else did. So his interactions with anyone else would be with all masks raised. ]

[ What he meant, was he was trying to give her an out. Zechs bowed his head a little. ]

I wouldn't blame you if you did, Relena. My choices were ... deliberately an antithesis to what you believed were right. You have every right to judge, and you have every right to ... want to limit your association with me, here.