[He hasn't been an adult quite long enough to appreciate the value in retaining some adorableness. He'll learn.]
Maybe not today. [Finding the why behind actions can be a dark process when those actions are destructive. Chekov is good with why when it comes to strategy and tactics (it's necessary--a good tactician needs to understand an opponent's goals and methods), but what ultimately drives people like Nero and Khan and Marcus and Krall and makes them capable of the actions they take... that's something that escapes him.] Today has been... eventful, and there are many things that I need to think about.