[ he's trying his best, he really is — he doesn't know the situation in full, doesn't know all the sides to the story, and he knows that's important; he'd make a pretty shit detective, otherwise.

and yet, it's hard to remain objective about this, when it'd be so easy to just blame one person for the terrible, horrible things that junpei has been through.

he sighs and buries his face in junpei's hair for a moment, and when he pulls back, it's to say, ]

I get why you said she'd hate being stuck here. [ and then, with another sigh, ] We can talk about something else. I'm not gonna stop being angry with her for what she's made you go through, but... well, doesn't matter much, does it? Doubt I'm ever gonna have the chance to tell that to her face, and if she didn't listen to you, then...

[ well, what good would he do? so yeah, maybe he'll just swallow his anger and frustration and cast about for another topic. ]