[There's plenty of regret to go around. If Zelos didn't feel it he wouldn't be doing this so overtly. But nobody needs to know why he does what he does and he prefers it that way. As far as he wants anyone to be concerned this is just a passing whim.]

FROM: wilder.zelos@cdc.org

lets aim for the first and compromise for the second

FROM: wilder.zelos@cdc.org

ill text you again when ive got my end of things commander

[And that title is about as close to a "thanks" as he's going to get. When your character is tsundere the simple things are really hard....]