'That's nothing new - you didn't think so before either.'
[And also: he doesn't care. He's just being pedantic. It makes him feel a bit better.]
'I could, but I don't trust you not to hit me again. Need to save my strength.'
[Which is a far shorter explanation than he literally didn't trust using his powers on himself and tricking his own mind. Other telepaths had gone insane that way. Plus, he'd seen what it did to Farfarello. He wanted to keep his reflexes intact and, yes, conserve his energy in case he needed to full-blast Jae-ha into a frozen statue long enough for him to get away.]
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[And also: he doesn't care. He's just being pedantic. It makes him feel a bit better.]
'I could, but I don't trust you not to hit me again. Need to save my strength.'
[Which is a far shorter explanation than he literally didn't trust using his powers on himself and tricking his own mind. Other telepaths had gone insane that way. Plus, he'd seen what it did to Farfarello. He wanted to keep his reflexes intact and, yes, conserve his energy in case he needed to full-blast Jae-ha into a frozen statue long enough for him to get away.]