Was Rhode trying to make a better case for herself? Because her reasoning was only making him feel a greater fool for not turning his back on her sooner. Hearing from her own mouth that if she had more of her power, she'd have used it on the other patients already was not a comfort, not by any means.

All thoughts came crashing to a halt, however, when Renji reacted by squishing the leftover pile of pancakes into Rhode's hair. Allen's eyes widened, his expression baffled. "Wh-what?" he managed. Between the Rhode and Renji, he was feeling terribly confused. He'd been upset by the girl, yes, but how was wasting food and making her even more angry going to help anything at all?