"I'm not." Back to the notebook, turning the page to start on the next page of work. "You said I have an inability to 'make friends' as you put it. I was merely stating that there were other people who were willing to provide assistance when it was needed." Okay, so the 'friend' thing is kind of foreign to him, but he's trying. He's just not good at social interactions so he's more awkward than anything else.

But he can't help waving one hand in a dismissive gesture as Duo talks about the similarities. "Unlike him, I am perfectly capable of figuring that out without siding with an enemy because I'm incapable of letting go of the past."