[Goku is shoved away and then shuffles down the couch to make room for Hakkai and the dog- that's not Ken, is it? Gojyo's reassurance lets him relax a little. Gojyo understands, that's the important thing.

But everyone is still so tense. "Next time", "the worst case", "people I will protect", "yet"... It feels like they're preparing for war, even when they're saying they're not going to attack right now. He can feel that impending violence in the air. Goku will kill for Hakkai and Gojyo without question, will kill for Ken and Chikusa if it comes to it, and he's not afraid of being killed himself. But still...]

... Why can't we just talk to 'em? I don't mind fightin', but... [It doesn't feel like the right choice.] If we kill 'em, they can't tell us anythin' and it won't help us. And if we kill some of 'em, we'll probably have to kill all of 'em.

[Which feels like a lot, when they're not even sure that the old gods are their enemy. Not impossible... but still a lot.]

Ignoring 'em isn't helping either. If we can talk to them, shouldn't we just do that?