"What if one of those friends had changed... What if they weren't the same? What if they attacked you? Would you attack back? What if they tried to kill you? Then what?" he asked, desperate for an answer. He had to know.
He knew how his brother saw things, and he knew how Rei saw things but they had been on that island for so long now. Akira wasn't sure if their thoughts, their views were normal. Akira wasn't sure if it was just him that was acting the coward. And somewhere inside, a part of him knew he was acting cowardly. But the other part? The other part was certain there was always a way to help someone without striking them. Even when it was impossible.