"Oh man..."

Yuri's right, Luke does take it exactly the wrong way, eyes widening with concern and then turning to look slowly back toward the compound. When he turns back to Yuri, his expression is guilty. It takes him a second to respond, feeling out his words.

"I can... deal with people hating me. I've gotten pretty used to that. But... I just don't want to bring up anyone's bad memories, so I figured I'd avoid people." A pause, and then with a slight nod at Yuri. "Especially if they made it clear they know who I am."

"But..." He adds, rushing into the next sentence so Yuri lets him finish, then pausing when he isn't sure where to go. After a moment he sighs. "I guess you're right. I didn't really think about what it would be like if I actually make it."