"I wouldn't get in trouble. The locals just... aren't very helpful."

There was a bitterness in his tone, which was understandable. If there was a way he knew he could get Marco to stay, he'd be doing it right now. Instead, he took the controller from Marco, and it was still warm from his hands.

"I can," he said, and rolled the joystick under his thumb just to feel it. "But if you want to do something else, that's okay too."