< I've been telling you I don't want this, that I'm willing to endure this pain, but you keep trying to take it from me--the good and the bad. So... I don't think it's me you're trying to convince. >

[Dante releases their grip on their shirt, letting their hand fall back to their side.]

< ...No. That's not quite right. It's more that... it's not my feelings that you're trying to erase. >