[Miles wasn't expecting or wanting any sympathy.. or any sort of acknowledgement. His actions, he felt, were his alone. If asked, he would explain it, but as long as nobody scoffed at his efforts, any sort of reaction was fien with him.

Shelly's reactions made him slightly curious, but he didn't pry, instead answering the man's question.]

.... I won't ever be able to become like you, Mr. Doe. [He looks up at Shelly, his eyes steady.] An assassin, killing people on commission, is probably not something I could become-- but there are things here that I have to protect, people back in my world that I want to save.

.....I'll do anything to make sure I can protect them. [Anything.]