[Alan sighs.] I will. But not yet. For now, it’s better that people think I went through with it. [Because as many people are defending Rinzler now, Alan has firsthand knowledge that there are those who will be less than pleased to know that his mind remains unaltered.] The sooner they know that nothing’s changed, the sooner they’ll turn back to violence. [If that means Alan takes the brunt of the backlash in the meantime, then so be it.]

Just… keep your head down, okay? If you hear someone saying those things, don’t try and argue with them. With tensions the way they are… I don’t want to see you dragged into this in the crew’s eyes.