"I don't want to erode his social network or anything- not when I've already blown up his cabin and given him as bad a panic attack as I've ever seen anyone have in real life, and cut off his existing access to food by stopping playing dining-hall go-between. But all that said-"

Drawing in a deep breath.

"-don't let him this be a symptom of or a cause of deeper self-esteem issues, okay? Fucking sociopaths is a fun roller coaster to ride, if you know that's the ticket you're buying. But you've gotta be careful, Rhys."