[ He's trying hard to ignore the face mask. Nine is just going to check to make sure her tags are gone first.

He feels...conflicted. For zomboyfriend reasons. ]

You just didn't want her to wind up like one of the others, yo.

[ No judgement in his voice. He rubs across his nose bridge, accidentally smearing some of the black blood on his face. ]

It's probably what she would have wanted. She was one of those logical types.