Hey, we all deserve a pity party once in our lives. This is the only one I'm going to entertain you with.

[She smiles slightly, a teasing note to her words. She wouldn't turn him away if he needed to talk in the future, but her stance would be the same as it is now. There's a good man deep down in there; he just needs to see it for himself.]

But dropping out was your choice. Joining the military was what you wanted to do. And no, it's not about whether you were a bad man or could have been a better person. Whoever killed her... that's on them. If they had a problem with you, they could have been an adult and brought it to you, not take a lowbrow solution to the problem. And you know what you've done right? You feel. There are so many people who do things and don't feel a bit of regret. Feeling regret means that somewhere in there is a man who does good. Who can do good. Don't ever forget that. Don't ever cheapen what you truly are.