[You think you can taunt him, don't you, Crane? (Or maybe not, maybe this wasn't a signal... It could just be natural, typical Crane ego. A taunt to get him riled up into making mistakes. But he had to know for sure...)]
Fear of their own guilt, of their own demons. That's what it comes down to, right?
[He could test it. He could try. No, no, it was too risky- if that change in his brain was still there, it would only give Crane evidence and a chance to attack him again.]
[I'm not afraid of you!]
[Duo notices he's grinding his teeth silently, and clamps down on that tension before he can let himself speak with the proper amount of ease again.] Color me curious. What was the pyrokinetic afraid of? Since you're such the expert. You must remember them all, right? All your little test subjects.
[He could let on a hint of things being personal. After all, with how many enemies Crane had made, it wouldn't be a hint unless it would result in a confirmation.]
no subject
[You think you can taunt him, don't you, Crane? (Or maybe not, maybe this wasn't a signal... It could just be natural, typical Crane ego. A taunt to get him riled up into making mistakes. But he had to know for sure...)]
Fear of their own guilt, of their own demons. That's what it comes down to, right?
[He could test it. He could try. No, no, it was too risky- if that change in his brain was still there, it would only give Crane evidence and a chance to attack him again.]
[I'm not afraid of you!]
[Duo notices he's grinding his teeth silently, and clamps down on that tension before he can let himself speak with the proper amount of ease again.] Color me curious. What was the pyrokinetic afraid of? Since you're such the expert. You must remember them all, right? All your little test subjects.
[He could let on a hint of things being personal. After all, with how many enemies Crane had made, it wouldn't be a hint unless it would result in a confirmation.]