Of all the things he'd been called in his life, stupid, and by a little girl shaped thing was probably the most innocuous. "Clean out your ears," Renji said. "You already got told the answer to that. I don't care if you decide to live or die. I'm all in favor of just killing you before you fuck up and prove me right. The only reason you're even getting this chance is because Allen asked."

Asked wasn't the right word. Was stubborn and dumb was better. But there needed to be a united front, here. He was perfectly happy making Allen into the good cop.