[milla, please don't cause him extra worry by exacerbating your injuries! even if it's kind of his fault for being a punk and suggesting it.]

I can't make you. I just... want everyone to know it's an option. If it's what we need to do to carry on—

[he draws in an uneven breath of his own. it's not like he wants this either, not even a little bit.] I trust you guys.