"Seriously, we're on an inter-spatial, cross-universe prison ship and the only fucking real lawyer here is one with a recorded past history of attacking inmates unprovoked and being an emotionally manipulative fuckhead?"

He does have to press his face into his hands for a moment, there. Alexei knows that Ethan would find the help useful for his case and a lawyer is probably just what he needs, but does it have to be that one..?

"Guess that tracks for lawyers..."

Slowly, he drops his hands down again.

"I don't want him knowing about me. Not like this."