You're not allowed to lift him. [Very pointedly to Izana.] We can get other people to help with that.

[Machina will really kill him if he causes Izana to hurt himself further.]

We always knew we were different from other cadets. Even before becoming Class Zero. [It would have been terrible - though Ace doesn't think it would have stopped them from doing it.] Okay.

[He nods. Life isn't just about being hurt or upset, it's about being happy too.

Laughing and being with people he cares about. Even if Machina would prefer that he didn't.