If what she says is true, then even if he escapes Shido, he'll just end up as someone else's puppet? No- no- that can't be- he-
His programming forcibly keeps his fans from spinning too loudly, but his mind is buzzing. He can't- he can't take anyone else. Killing Shido was supposed to be his ticket to freedom, if he someone else gets their hands on- if Maruki gets his hands on-
Outwardly, of course, almost nothing of this shows. His face is set in a placid, neutral look. His horror and panic is contained completely inside his own head, which is growing more and more static-y the longer he thinks about it. He can't be a puppet, he won't be, not again, no more- no-
"That sounds bad," his mouth moves, but he doesn't hear himself. There's only glitchy static inside his head. "How could he possibly do that?"
Cw: panic attack
If what she says is true, then even if he escapes Shido, he'll just end up as someone else's puppet? No- no- that can't be- he-
His programming forcibly keeps his fans from spinning too loudly, but his mind is buzzing. He can't- he can't take anyone else. Killing Shido was supposed to be his ticket to freedom, if he someone else gets their hands on- if Maruki gets his hands on-
Outwardly, of course, almost nothing of this shows. His face is set in a placid, neutral look. His horror and panic is contained completely inside his own head, which is growing more and more static-y the longer he thinks about it. He can't be a puppet, he won't be, not again, no more- no-
"That sounds bad," his mouth moves, but he doesn't hear himself. There's only glitchy static inside his head. "How could he possibly do that?"