"... In that timeline, yes. In the one I'm from, he chose a different path. ... One that might strip humans of their free will, in the end. ... So unfortunately, we're on opposite sides of the conflict for now."

He isn't going to lie. That would just be stupid, at this point - and it's a big thing to lie about, so he'd rather not deal with the fallout of it should it come out in the end. He lifts a hand and rubs at his forehead, trying to push the memory away. It's not helping with this hangover.

"He thinks he's saving people, doing it that way. I'm... old enough and experienced enough to know better. But he didn't listen to me."