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[Of course he reacts. He shouldn't, but how can he not. He knows who it it the minute the camera clicks on. He's familiar enough with those hands and what they can do to recognize them anywhere. It's useless telling himself he's safe, that they know he's returned, that he has Jack and Spike for protection and that it's not as though Tyki has any reason to target him again. Sitting alone in the library like he is now none of that really seems to make much of a difference. He's still terrified, and tries to cling to the desperate hope that the man on his screen doesn't remember his time here, or that their attempts to take away his powers were successful. He swallows hard before speaking, not trying to keep the fear out of his voice. There doesn't seem to be much point.]