[It felt like a dick move to vote for Machias after they luminol'd the hammer, he needed to stay on Jason and Shelley's good side, and Arumat's a friend. Lavi was the only choice left but it doesn't mean he had to like it.]

Can't say I blame him for not telling anybody else either. Some people would rather be hated than pitied. [But there's a snort following.] Couldn't have said it better myself though. [Somehow joking about the murders isn't as fun anymore. He's busy amusing himself by twirling the bottle to make the liquid turn into a small cyclone inside the glass, only slightly bothered by the vein of conversation.] …said it to somebody else earlier, too. Thought I was done letting other people control the lives of people I know. Just don't know what to do about it yet.