He's a good friend. To all of us, but... especially to you.

[gerard isn't cruel. nahida knows this, and recognizes this. he'd been thinking of the big picture all along - their whole team had. it's a big part of why, in the end, she wants to help them; even when emotions have run high at the trials, she's never once seen them lose sight of their goals.

(the bigger part is that they're her friends, though.)]

...I would hope that people would realize that. I think it should be obvious, if they've taken the time to speak with him at all. [...] But once this is over, we'll correct each and every misconception that anyone has.