What, ya think I was jus' gonna let ya have it that easy? Gotta make ya sweat.

[ Izō finally uncurls on himself, looking a lot more relaxed. He doesn't feel more relaxed, per se, but it does feel like a weight has been lifted. Things between them are a little lighter, as light as they can get with circumstances the way they are. ]

...But ya know ya ain't outta th' doghouse yet, right? Ya don't fuckin' need anyone's approval, they don't give a fuck an' neither do I...but yer gonna try an' fix shit, ain't ya?