Well, needing comfort too is a great way to get César out of his own head.

César looks down at their hands in a sort of awe, the muscles of his arms relaxing to let Magne carry the weight. She's so gentle. Magne could break his hand in an instant, but he feels perfectly safe.

He manages a reassured smile. "[... I know you didn't, but you got me out of my head. I'd feel safer with you at my side. I was going to ask Watson, since we've met already.]" Then, with a sigh. "[I think it'd make it worse. I'm worried her sanity is at risk. She's only a threat to me. I... created an AI that became sentient, and she became a threat to all of life on Earth. The only way I could stop her was to... delete her. Vika didn't take well to that.]"