[Frowning at the thought of that guy showing up here again, Zero can't help but feel a little bit of panic at the thought. An insecurity that won't easily be relieved.]
I promised to be there to help you pick up after your blunders already. I've known all this about you.
[He hesitates on the words that follow, voice quiet and uncertain, he's feeling extremely vulnerable. But he needs to do this, for his own sake. Tongue wetting down his dry lips, he takes a deep breath and leaps.]
With everything happening back home--if I'm really that much of a obstacle...