[His mouth tightens along with his brow.]

I don't want to leave her alone here. We've been through a lot, and she's about as close to family as someone like me can get.

[He means his synthetic nature. He has other reasons for wanting to stay, at least for a time -- memories he can't access, cases that need solving -- but his roommate is undeniably the primary cause for his hesitation when it comes to the discussion of going home. Is it weakness to let someone be so close? Does having someone he'd risk anything for cloud his judgment?

He pushes a sigh through him, not sure he wants to know the answers to those questions.]