[He's been smirking a bit to himself, but that remark makes his face go completely serious. It's not an inaccurate assessment, after all, except for the part about the emptiness. He's already filled that, though he's pretty sure that this guy wouldn't accept anger as an acceptable choice for filling in every last empty space.]

A peaceful way? Doing what, exactly? Sticking my fingers in my ears and singing songs and pretending I don't see what's going on around me? There's no such thing as peace.