[Ugh... The thing is, he knows she's right as much as he keeps trying to lie to himself. It takes him a moment to pull himself together again.]

I think you rely on quite a few things. However, I am going to rely on quite a simple thing- he's still with me, and there's no emotional baggage in the quadrant he and I share.

[Nothing as severe as killing one another, anyway. Let's not talk about Dualscar.]