[ The difference here is, like so often, a matter of choice. He'll always resist when it's someone else telling him it's the right thing to do, or tries to coerce him to join the Boy Scouts, but now? With Kitty gone, the Defence Force a pale memory? Now he can step up to the plate, because he knows no one else will. ]
I don't think he's got it in him to hurt anyone. [ Maybe. Can never tell for sure, but he sure didn't look too good. ] I'm meeting up with him tomorrow night. Maybe I'll know more after that.