Will winces but moves further into the lab. "I'm sorry, Nikola. If I'm still allowed to call you that. I've been completely out of line and I don't know why. I've just been scared and angry and worried and none of that's any kind of attempt to justify the games I played with you because there is no justification. And I'm not asking you to forgive me because what I did was unforgivable."

He sighs. "What I did was beyond dishonest and beyond wrong. I took psychology, something designed to help people and I twisted it to manipulate you. If you'd like to tell me now what a horrible person I am, I'm listening. The catharsis would probably make you feel better."