[It's not like he's never thought about it before. No, they don't have to keep preserving the alliance. There's no need for it, especially with a Kaneki neither of them worked for here.]

There really isn't a need for it anymore, is there?

[...and while he's at it, this is probably a conversation they should have in private. There's a delay as he sets the guitar down long enough to lock the feed.]

But let's be honest: this hasn't been about the alliance in at least a month.