[Gen might beat him up if he responded to the first half of Flat's open-book reading of the guy. Misery loves company is why. Sometimes the validation of helping a mentor and the catharsis of making someone else hurt fills a hole.

Except Gen is maybe now having a bad time about it. "What else is new?" Gen would say.

D is thankful Flat moves quickly on, and he isn't forced to answer another awkward question he may have some kind of answer to actually.]

I explained the consequences of allowing me to drink their blood before it happened. They are still here having known, so there isn't any reason to not continue.