[He tries to ask it in a glib sort of way to downplay how worried he is about that, but it just comes out flat and uncomfortable. He shifts a bit, almost taking the glasses off, but stopping just short.]
I want to stop him obeying, but a part of me still thinks he should.
[It's deeply ingrained in him, and one of the reasons he avoids Pierce so much, that he's scared of how much he might obey just because it feels right.]
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[He tries to ask it in a glib sort of way to downplay how worried he is about that, but it just comes out flat and uncomfortable. He shifts a bit, almost taking the glasses off, but stopping just short.]
I want to stop him obeying, but a part of me still thinks he should.
[It's deeply ingrained in him, and one of the reasons he avoids Pierce so much, that he's scared of how much he might obey just because it feels right.]