[ Matt frowns. He feels some resistance to the idea that D and Silco might be alike in any respect, but it takes a moment for the words to form. ]

Pain is ... interesting, for me. [ Carefully. ] Not good, exactly. But it's not the worst thing.

[ Another pause. ]

The part that was bad about what he did is that I couldn't stop him. He didn't ask me. [ There's almost an echo to this, bouncing down and down the hallway of Matt's memory. ] If he'd asked me I might've said yes. Even knowing how bad the pain was gonna be.