Five can admit that it seems like the best course of action for someone in his position, to gather information and keep a low profile, since that's not dissimilar to what he's been doing. It's just that Five's information gathering is more specific in nature, and with larger implications. 'Establishing' himself even sounds sensible, but it still gets a roaming glance around the room they're in. Knowing what he does now, there's a reason he's had so much success.

He chafes at his final comment. Regardless of the conversational tone, it would be a mistake to think that he's already moved past what he did to him. The fact hasn't left him that he's not entirely sure how deep it went, if he felt what he felt or read his thoughts while he cycled through his memories.

"You don't know the half of it." He can't really comprehend what becomes of a person who only has his eye on the big picture, and Five isn't about to fill in any blanks. When it sounds dangerously close to pity he's quick to correct him.

"Don't pretend to understand. You barely scratched the surface of the things I've done." He won't be put at a further disadvantage because of a stupid mistake. It goes without saying, but he still wants to get it on the record, dead serious when he looks him in the eye: "If you tell anyone what you saw, I'll kill you."