"Oh, that's not..." What he meant. He makes a slightly flustered little noise as Luka says that uh very rough thing there. He had been thinking about meeting Luka in the real world, not in the context of this game.

He hadn't specified that, of course, so he has to stew in this new thought. He might not be so manipulative about it, but if he thought someone was truly that dangerous, he'd take advantage of weakness as well. Maybe not in the same way, but he can't pretend he's superior to Luka in that regard.

"I... Of course. I want, I need for this to end with the least suffering possible. If I didn't, if anyone doesn't, then I hope we learn about it soon so that," he clears his throat awkwardly, "So that we can decide how to handle them."