.... I hope you don't think that I meant any of that --

[ Even for corrupt him, that's... it's certainly pushing the limits of what he'd be willing to do to another per-- okay, well. Maybe not.

Shell's words about him being a sadist come back to him and he can feel himself wincing a little. Perhaps now is a good time to reflect on the degree of truth behind that statement. ]

That's not me, Aether. I promise you it's not. Not for you and -- well, not anymore. [ It's earnest, despite that he's fumbling over the words. ]

... what kind of weird things?