You're sure I couldn't just turn to dust waiting for him to do it?

[ A joke, but honestly it sounds like the more viable option from where he's sitting. ]

I don't want to make things worse for a mutual friend. Kicking up all this, who's to say it wouldn't go that way?

[ MK is sure a convenient excuse, even if he's sure MK would want him to try working things out. He could come up with a thousand reasons to keep being a coward if he put his mind to it (and he might). ]