[voice]
[ Bit of a pause. He knows, down to the very fabric of his being that the words sting. That being called a monster hurts. ]
You are right. They do.
[ But as he let PM speak to him with her fists, he will let her speak -- he might as well deal with the fallout, like he always does. Only this time, there is no VEDA to help him erase any evidence. ]
And I do know what you speak of. What I want to know is what you want to say. I have no excuses to present, you see.