"At least attempt to rebuild those relationships rather than making efforts to avoid those from your former life?"

That was easily what bothered Margulis the most. He refused to believe that their worlds had been destroyed, that he wouldn't be able to return to his mission on Michtam and confront his own version of Jin. But the fact that the version here had pushed him away, with no reason other than the situation in his own universe-and a reason that had only been given after Margulis had figured out the situation for himself, at that-had hurt enough, and the sword, proof that Jin did still care, delivered in a way that rendered the point moot for all but peace of mind, only managed to twist the emotional knife.