"Sounds like your heart and your brain aren't quit syncing," he says, taking the flag from Otoha and beckoning for him to follow. "Grab a few more of those so I don't have to send you back. Anyway... are you a killer, or a protector?"

He gives Otoha a sidelong glance. Unconscious word choice can be quite revealing, and he suspects Otoha hasn't even been telling himself everything.