[ The disdain gets an unhappy wilt, but -- really, it's difficult to see any other reaction. It is a terrible idea. ]

It isn't over, more likely than not. [ He studies his hand under its glove, the one Marduk had taken. ] Really, there's no other way to be certain I'd never be used against others again.

[ Unless the Initiative just brings him back again. The thought makes him sigh. ]