[Yeah let's be real killing would be extremely satisfying. His fingers itch with the sudden urge, the knowledge that he could crush life out in his bare grip. That urge wells in his brain in dark pools, and it takes all his willpower not to stare too deeply at them. Turns again to the safety of cynicism.]

Yeah, and I'm sure they're gonna spill their guts just 'cause you asked.

This revenge is sounding a lot less like payback and a lot more like coping.