"No, no, she hasn't been taken away, but... I don't resent Kristoff at all, not him anyway, but.. his presence just still feels like I'm being told I'm not good enough to care for her." Vincent clarifies.

And he'll sigh and nod quietly, because he knows all that Niklas is saying is true and well-intentioned, however much he might want to make some comment.

Although Roxanne being mentioned, even if he started it, is another little twist of the knife.

"I'm talking about Roxanne... I... I could understand her leaving, because she felt she had to. That she'd changed. I took it badly, but I was moving on with my life. Then I heard about my replacement... and... what could I not do for her? What made it wrong?"

He is supposed to be perfect. He is supposed to be one of the smartest people on the planet.

He tries to move away from that bit of personal drama, letting out another breath. "Mira is an entirely separate issue..."