[ He rolls his eyes when the merchant mentions not having his wallet, and the thought of threatening some cash out of him comes to mind, but he quickly decides against it. The optics on threatening people right after getting here aren't exactly great, after all.

So, he simply stuffs his hands into his pockets as he walks towards a stall selling fruit to idle beside it. ]

It's unavoidable in some cases, yes, but an honorable person would do everything in their power to seek out every other possible outcome.

[ He pauses, very obviously thinking about Akira's words. ]

...In my world, the ones in charge love to get blood on their hands.