[ Yeah, Kano's always been indirect even to that extent, hiding instead of pushing people away because maybe he doesn't really know what he wants. He never really knows what he wants, because he's never really wanted for anything ever since his mother died and he was denied the one single thing that was important in his life. So he shakes his head, and dips his chin. ]

I don't need to be loved.

[ It's not the same as not wanting it, or wanting it, for that matter. For him, it doesn't feel like it would make a difference, either way. So long as he's tolerated, that's about all he can ask for. Being loved is too much, too foreign a concept, he would be overwhelmed and wouldn't know what to do with something like that. ]

It's fine if I just do things quietly from the side. If I push, people get hurt- but if I hide, then it's all on me. Nobody will think they're at fault, and they aren't.