[ Unbelievable, that that's his equivalent in another universe. Or at least one of his equivalents? Unless she's also doing all the brainwashing, which... she might be. Ren doesn't know.

But he does know himself. Casual, friendly Ren. Sure, he's kind of a low-grade criminal, but he wouldn't do anything really bad. Sure, he blackmailed his way onto the team, but his motives aren't evil. That's what people think. ]

...I haven't been in that situation with you, so I don't know anything. But I just wanna say, don't forget what happened last time someone acted like an idiot and you didn't take them seriously.