[It occurs to him that he doesn't know why he's bothering, and why this is going to dig at him so much if he doesn't; he can always bring any civil interactions with Banjou back around to Kaneki eventually (because what would Kaneki think if the alliance breaks here where there's not even a threat to deal with, what if he decides that it's not worth keeping, if he decides to split them up Tsukiyama's going to be the first person gone and he knows it) but Naki...
He wonders if this is what pity feels like, but he wouldn't be particularly distressed if Naki got himself killed; if anything, he believes that it would probably be a relief. Maybe he's just reacting this way because he wants Naki to stop whatever he's doing? It's a nuisance, after all, and it makes him difficult to look after - and it's smarter to keep an eye on him than it would be to leave him to do whatever he wanted.
So it's for the best to placate him; that's why he's bothering. Of course. Good job, Tsukiyama, you have clearly cracked the code.]
Don't do anything stupid in my absence.
[...He's aware that issuing a command like that is a bit like telling water to not be wet, but it's the best way to word it for the time being.]
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[It occurs to him that he doesn't know why he's bothering, and why this is going to dig at him so much if he doesn't; he can always bring any civil interactions with Banjou back around to Kaneki eventually (because what would Kaneki think if the alliance breaks here where there's not even a threat to deal with, what if he decides that it's not worth keeping, if he decides to split them up Tsukiyama's going to be the first person gone and he knows it) but Naki...
He wonders if this is what pity feels like, but he wouldn't be particularly distressed if Naki got himself killed; if anything, he believes that it would probably be a relief. Maybe he's just reacting this way because he wants Naki to stop whatever he's doing? It's a nuisance, after all, and it makes him difficult to look after - and it's smarter to keep an eye on him than it would be to leave him to do whatever he wanted.
So it's for the best to placate him; that's why he's bothering. Of course. Good job, Tsukiyama, you have clearly cracked the code.]
Don't do anything stupid in my absence.
[...He's aware that issuing a command like that is a bit like telling water to not be wet, but it's the best way to word it for the time being.]