You had every reason. Until you trust me absolutely, do not trust me at all. Do not give me a window of opportunity to take advantage of you, even if we are not enemies.

[It's survival advice he's learned from many years of pain and broken promises, and while he may be surrendering his own advantage, Horatio has nothing he wants. He can afford to boost this young lieutenant on his way. Scorpius, too, glances to the dolls]

I am experiencing similar feelings of distaste. The urge to tear yours apart...


I believe this flood serves one of two purposes. Either it is meant to help us control our tempers and most base urges to injure, or it serves as a way to drive us further apart from those we would not normally consider our enemies.

Less likely, it hopes to teach us compassion for others, but this is a particularly clumsy effort.