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[ doesn't either, which he's regretting. but: ] Gino managed. I know how my abilities compare to his.
...I won't fight anything I don't have to, Lelouch. My geass won't even let me. [ it's only partially true anymore, but he's learned to understand its pulses and quivers -- he knows the half-second flicker that means he's facing an enemy much too powerful for him to handle. ] I'll take the gun and I'll do a lot of running away.
[ with a smile, trying for humor ] If worse comes to worst, I'll duck inside and hide out until morning -- we know they don't like going indoors.
[ so? will you trust him enough to use him for this? ]