Then why am I any likelier to have a weapon? We're pretty much in the same boat.

[ no, you know what. calm. we're going to be calm, we're not going to get worked up. ]

Look, the way I see it, someone out there needs help. If everyone else around here wants to play pretend, fine. But that's now how I do things — so if I end up needing to defend myself, then I'll... cross that bridge when I come to it.

[ and with THAT, ryan starts walking again.

he doesn't feel as confident as he sounds, mind you. ]