Steve looked away quickly, regretting that he'd said anything, "Nothing. Just something I tell myself to make me feel a little less guilty sometimes." Not that it worked. Whether it was the real truth or not he wasn't sure, but part of him believed it must be. Deep down Steve was a good person, he knew that. Most of the time he wanted to help, to spend his life if that was what it took to keep someone safe. And yet he'd done all those things, hurt people he loved . . .

It had to be the hotel, it had to! He would never hurt someone like Teddy otherwise! Or Setsuna! He wasn't really a monster!