[Deadlock's used to getting yelled at: Turmoil was pretty much incapable of talking to him without at least some level of scorn. ]

[But he's never been yelled at by someone he could step on. New experience. He's pretty sure he doesn't like it.]

I was trying! You think I wanted to stay there?

[He tries to shrug, but yeah. Little kid, yelling at him. Kind of throws his scowl off balance.]

H-his...the whole city. They ran from the war. They didn't want to make things better for everyone, just themselves.

[See? Listen to him! He's got a point! Kind of!] Besides. I don't listen to cowards.