[Minato's sure Tetsuo doesn't actually think that defense will work. Just because you throw away a gun doesn't mean you can't still be charged for using it. There's no need to try to convince him of that, anyway, because it doesn't matter.

Minato's already done all of his defending for him. His hand slips off and away, but his eyes hold steadily on his, compassionate.]

It's okay. I didn't tell you this before, but back when it happened, I convinced them not to put you in jail if they ever brought you in. As long as you agree to let me be your probation officer, you can work off your sentence without consequences like that.

[He lays out this plan quietly, without any fanfare or expectation, just setting it out in the air to see what Tetsuo makes of it.]