[It doesn't even occur to him yet how incriminating this is in another way -- revealing that Shell was among the worst kinds of abnormals, here flagrantly revealing his relationship with a human, asking to be punished. But those words that Reign latches onto... well, even without giving an answer, the look on Shell's face is answer enough.]
He... i-it wasn't like that! [That's not a no.] There's more to it than that, we were--
[He ends up cutting himself off as the scene behind them quickly and rather violently escalates. Reign will hear Shell stammering in stereo, as the memory-Shell struggles to explain himself--]
[But then he suddenly grips his own throat and tries to choke himself, doubling over as he begs for One to hurt him. Shocked, One intervenes, now fighting with Shell to stop him -- grabbing him by the wrists in a desperate attempt to keep him from hurting himself even more. And all the while, Shell is screaming and sobbing--]
["Do whatever you want! Use me! Abuse me! Just ruin me!"]
[Even for Shell, it's impossible to look away from the scene going on, feeling a powerful sense of dread well up inside him as he watches himself breaking down -- knowing what was coming next. One finally manages to pin him down, panting as he demands to know why Shell was so self-destructive.]
["I don't want to be a vampire. I... don't want to feed on humans."]
[And standing behind Reign, Shell has no idea what to say.]
no subject
He... i-it wasn't like that! [That's not a no.] There's more to it than that, we were--
[He ends up cutting himself off as the scene behind them quickly and rather violently escalates. Reign will hear Shell stammering in stereo, as the memory-Shell struggles to explain himself--]
[But then he suddenly grips his own throat and tries to choke himself, doubling over as he begs for One to hurt him. Shocked, One intervenes, now fighting with Shell to stop him -- grabbing him by the wrists in a desperate attempt to keep him from hurting himself even more. And all the while, Shell is screaming and sobbing--]
["Do whatever you want! Use me! Abuse me! Just ruin me!"]
[Even for Shell, it's impossible to look away from the scene going on, feeling a powerful sense of dread well up inside him as he watches himself breaking down -- knowing what was coming next. One finally manages to pin him down, panting as he demands to know why Shell was so self-destructive.]
["I don't want to be a vampire. I... don't want to feed on humans."]
[And standing behind Reign, Shell has no idea what to say.]