[ Nate smiles, but it's wry. ]

Maybe.

I don't think, like, he'd hate me, or anything. I just didn't want to be that guy.

[ Monogamy didn't used to be his strong point. He didn't want to be the person he used to be, and now it seems like that's what this place requires. ]

You said violence too, yeah? Like, do I have to do the violence or...?

[ Could he just let someone hit him for a while? That'd be a lot easier. He wouldn't have to have any skill for that. ]