Haha...glad to meet a fellow Damon fan and also a fan of overthinking characters they like. xD
I get Damon's logic about turning the MC in. Though if Cal is deadset on stopping Zovak, even erasing their bounty won't help for very long.
For me, its a matter of things from the romance perspective. If you follow Damon's character without flirting, everything he says and does has made perfect sense to his character type. But if you go through with the flirt options and dialogue that comes from those, it is a little weird that back at the bar Damon was boasting that he wouldn't let anything happen to you....then fifteen minutes later he's like, "nah, hand em to Zovak". That's the only thing I felt seemed off.
Course, this is what happens when you have the story-line plotting along and small dialogue differences if a character flirts. So far, there's no legit separate character routes...so dialogue conflicts can pop up like that.
Damon not apologizing and wanting to explain himself feels right to me (at least at this point in the story). I just wondered if there was a meta-reason for that particular piece of dialogue being added, as a lot of us were originally angry (some very much more then others) about Damon's actions and discussing over whether Damon should apologize or not. I can definitely think of a few fans that will just now get even angrier and completely write off Damon's character. And that makes me a bit sad.
I definitely agree though that Damon is a no bs, all cards on the table sort. Again, that's just why I find it odd through romantic dialogue, he states that he talked Cal out of kicking us out and wasn't about to let anything happen to us at this point. Then minutes later, does the complete opposite. Doesn't seem like Damon, who usually just bluntly says what he feels or means. In fact, it would make more sense had Damon simply stated back in the bar 'hey, I talked Cal into letting you stay. Better learn to take care of yourself'. Not..."I won't let anything happen to you."
I don't know. Probably a no win situation at this point regardless. That's what I meant by Damon being a pain. So self-sabotaging. xP