Rats

"Oh, well, it's nothing really, I just thought that now that you were reunited with the other members of Metal Body, it's no longer necessary for me to keep being here." Jay replied, expressing his desire to part ways with them.

While it was true that he wouldn't have made it this deep into the South Zone without the help of the others, he hadn't forgotten for a moment that the people who kidnapped Noah were Metal Body people in the first place.

Thus, Jay really didn't consider them his allies, simply people necessary to accomplish his goal.

"To be honest I'd like you to keep accompanying us, your ideas would be very useful to us." Larce said, placing a hand on his chin, "However, if you don't feel comfortable right now, then I can't force you."

He had noticed from Jay's demeanor that he truly was in a hurry, so while he wanted to talk to him for a while to recruit him, he also had to make sure he didn't harass him too much.