[Asch knows he's being difficult; it's been hard for him too, dealing with all the conflicting emotions and issues that have cropped up since their initial fight, and he is not good at this. At all. Nor is he very good at being accommodating. Obviously it's starting to wear them both down.]

...I can't just... pretend everything's fine. Not when we used to be... [Different. Closer.

...Like that.]

What did you expect when you asked me to come back here?