I know. You'd think he'd be used to it. [Is he choosing to ignore the sarcasm. Maybe.]

I don't think it's him you need to persuade, though--that is, I don't think he's personally against offering the opportunity to return to a great number of people. He just seems to think he's bound by his rules, or the opinions of the masses, or whatever it is that's holding him back.

[Imagine abiding by the laws of a society... what a loser...]