[It's an answer to all of those questions, technically, but he's going to pretend it's only for the last one.]
They like screwing with our heads, get used to it. I guess it's basically karma for you.
[He follows after Pierce, also unwilling to mention that the artificial fear isn't actually the reason for his wariness. Even without it, they'd probably be playing this song and dance. Five months of being murdered, beaten, and having his perceptions and mind screwed with have left their mark, unfortunately. Let the man assume, though.]
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[It's an answer to all of those questions, technically, but he's going to pretend it's only for the last one.]
They like screwing with our heads, get used to it. I guess it's basically karma for you.
[He follows after Pierce, also unwilling to mention that the artificial fear isn't actually the reason for his wariness. Even without it, they'd probably be playing this song and dance. Five months of being murdered, beaten, and having his perceptions and mind screwed with have left their mark, unfortunately. Let the man assume, though.]