[ Yuri recognizes the difference between someone hearing and trying to understand. Much of his life has been filled with the former with an absence of the latter. But that was its own matter, and something he'd fought his way past back home.

This guy's listening, so Yuri adds to his thought. ]

Strongly as I feel about it, I get why some guys in Shady Town chose as they did. If all their world ever offered them was terrible, and they didn't think it possible to redeem [ Gen comes to mind, having once asked him about his choice. ] it's understandable they'd want to start fresh.

[ He shifts, idly tracking the movements of the crowd with his eyes. ]

We've all got our reasons, so the narrative here...

[ Yuri frowns, and that may suggest what he doesn't say. Why do those desires have to be mutually exclusive? ]