[ It is absolutely Izou's fault - is what McGillis would like to say, but in truth he'd had the option to hold him back every time and never did. So really, it was his mistake as well and he's currently rectifying it. ]

I don't think I'm the one with ulterior motives here... but that's a good segue into why I called you all here.

[ McGillis sighs and leans back against the couch. When did 'the dumbest conversation I ever had to have' turn into such a fierce competition anyway? ]

You all want each other. We've talked about this in various two-people configurations and it's getting ridiculously unwieldy. Might as well rip the bandaid off and talk as a group, right?