[No, she definitely doesn't understand. At least she knows that, brow knit together still in some measure of confusion, biting on her bottom lip to try and not... say something that might upset him.]

But... you have free will, don't you? You decided to be my friend... and every day you wake up and decide what you want to do...

[Wasn't that "free will"? She's no philosopher, okay, but-]

Is just being "deviant" so bad? Even if they haven't done anything bad?