[Atsushi tries to follow the knife with his eyes, but he doesn't get much of a chance when Slaine grabs his face like that. Atsushi looks right back at him, a little wide-eyed. For a moment, the message seems to sink in - the emotions more than the words - but it's the words that make him protest in the end.]
You don't understand... I hurt people again. I always end up hurting people...
[He didn't even do anything all that terrible, but little things can trip a person up a lot, when combined with hypnosis. He lowers his eyes, even though he doesn't try to pull from Slaine's grasp.]
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You don't understand... I hurt people again. I always end up hurting people...
[He didn't even do anything all that terrible, but little things can trip a person up a lot, when combined with hypnosis. He lowers his eyes, even though he doesn't try to pull from Slaine's grasp.]
I wasn't even the tiger.