Well. This hardly seems like the time to be discussing this, considering Togusa has been shot, but it was bound to come up eventually, he supposes.

James shrugs and averts his gaze towards the foot of Togusa's bed.

"I kind of had to, didn't I? Because it's not like I'm any different myself. If he doesn't deserve forgiveness for something he did under something else's control...then neither do I." James isn't totally sure he does deserve forgiveness sometimes, really, but he also knows Malik isn't sure all the time either. So. He figures it about evens out.