[He read the expressions as if they were from a book detailing each on. They were so fleeting that he knew that most people wouldn't have caught them all, but he knew the Soldier well. More, he knew people well. He knew what he was looking for when speaking with them.]

No. You were attempting and self-destructing. You were destroying yourself, and that makes me very upset. You are too fine a man for such behaviours. All I want is to set you back on a productive path.

[There wasn't a lie in that, but he had other reasons for doing what he was as well. Sabotage wasn't necessarily an unpleasant experience after all.]