Oi... I know I'm old, but like hell I'm the fatherly type! I just detest quitters.

[He scoffs, pouting a little. "Papa Creeper"? Seriously... what the hell was with this kid?]

If it kills you, you won't be around to regret it.

[...

Pretty human? Bullshit... He may be getting better at acting the role, but he knows he's not. Even if he picked up some annoying traits. Maybe the other Malik was right... being too human just led to trouble. It was weakness, pure and simple. Attachments like this, that caused him pain... he should sever them, right?

...tch. The most he can do is get used to loss, which isn't the same. But in that regard, the other Malik might have helped him. By separating him forcibly from Harriet and Malik, even if he could enter Harriet's soul room if he needed to, he'd forced him to confront that fear brought on by this irrational fondness. Most likely... he'd be able to recover from it if it did become permanent. That was good.

But still... calling him human...]

I'm not human. Mistaking me for that will only lead to your doom eventually.