He could pull the punch due to sentimentality and the fact that he's still coming to grips with the fact that his best friend isn't dead after all. But that would be selling Axel short, which is rude; he can take it.

The names mean little to him; just words without context, although he trusts Axel's assessment of the situation. He thinks he can trust a lot of what Axel says, now that what was the biggest secret between them is out and they've talked about things.

"I won't," he says. "We've got to look out for each other first, right?" There's a twinge of guilt in his gut as he says it. Having really met Sora, Roxas is sure that he wouldn't have such an easy time keeping a wary distance. But Roxas knows all too well what harm people can do to those who don't share their priorities, and how betrayal can come from sides you never expect.

"Do you guys keep an eye out for each other?" he asks. Clearly, Axel and Sora are some kind of friends now. "You and Sora and Riku?"