[He gets it, he does. There were moments in the beginning, when the blankness was so much a part of him, that feeling anything was a step forwards. But even he had known that pain wasn't the answer there.]

It won't.

[He shakes his head, half concerned and half annoyed.]

It's just pain, physical, that's it. It won't make you feel anything but the physical, it's not a substitute for real emotion, and it's not the right way to go. You wanted to be punished, I get that, but it's not right.