[What are brothers for if not to give each other a hard time? Donnie knows, and he's learned to realize where his efforts have been appreciated, even though the sentiment was hardly voiced. But sometimes that overthink starts worrying itself down all the little back-paths he'd usually be able to ignore.]

Hey, wanton destruction is a plan.

[Maybe not one of his better ones. It hadn't particularly gone so well when he'd tried to take down a god, anyway.

He sighs, but it's not out of exasperation. His smile is a tired one, all this emotional stuff always wears him out, but he's relieved they've moved out of the angry stage. It never feels good being mad at any of his brothers for long.]

You're hardly replaced too, you know. So maybe in this one particular instance I was able to get answers out of someone you couldn't, but...you were acting because of what happened to Huvrye. Maybe if I'd known the details, I would've been a little warier too, but when you're in a fight where everything seems to want to kill you, I guess you're more inclined to be friendlier with people on the same general side.

[He shrugs.]

That's...not an excuse though. I guess part of me was kind of glad I was able to have a leg up on you, but then I was reminded about just what sort of people I was potentially going to be dealing with. At first I was willing to ignore it, but... I don't want you getting hurt because I made some stupid mistake.