[King can’t help but stare at him as Jonathan glares at the whip. He shakes a little, and the paw being kept behind his back tenses a little bit. He’s afraid the kid’s gonna do something they both regret, before the whip is put down. He calms himself down as Jonathan talks.]

Well, I’ve got news for you. Change like that doesn’t just happen overnight, or like magic. You either have to actively make the changes and become better over time, or you don’t. That part is simple.

And I do understand. This entire situation is terrifying, and more than anything I’d like for all of us to just be where we’re supposed to be. But that won’t happen, so we have to do our best to help the situation.

And-crazy concept, I know-but being rude to someone for what they might do, rather than trying to prevent them from doing it in the first place by being calm and reasonable, isn’t going to help things.

And, to be completely honest, I’m pretty sure I should be having this conversation with Vita, not you.

[Why’s that? Well, Jonathan seemed alright near Akira, so the only one that seems childish is...her, really.]