Malik sees things in black and white. You were an enemy then, so you are now. He wouldn't understand your calm tolerance.
Worst yet, you have the face of his worst enemy, the person he hates the most. To know you as you are... must confuse him more than anything.
And I... don't understand most people. Even after all these years, meeting someone like you, who irrationally tolerates and entertains me is rare.
[A slow sigh. That's better... The less the air gets to them, the less pain.]
Heh heh... it'll just make things more difficult for you, you know... After all, I didn't lie when I said this body was comfortable. It's... nostalgic, in a way.
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Worst yet, you have the face of his worst enemy, the person he hates the most. To know you as you are... must confuse him more than anything.
And I... don't understand most people. Even after all these years, meeting someone like you, who irrationally tolerates and entertains me is rare.
[A slow sigh. That's better... The less the air gets to them, the less pain.]
Heh heh... it'll just make things more difficult for you, you know... After all, I didn't lie when I said this body was comfortable. It's... nostalgic, in a way.