[Somehow he's not surprised Akira heard that, but hearing confirmation just makes his expression fall.

It's one Akira should be familiar with. It's the one he had after Dazai's execution. Wounded, upset.

Scared.]

Yeah, see? They left their friends there to rot. If they'd do that to their friends, then they're not gonna give two shits about us. And even if they suddenly had a change of heart and said "oh we'll help you", I can trust someone who'd abandon their friends so easily.