As in, they didn't worm their way into my head and force me, 'cuz I chose not to let it get to that point. Killing's what comes naturally to me, it's the rest that's... abnormal. Much as I might wish it wasn't.

[He makes a sound that's halfway between a sigh and a scoff.]

You know, I learned that before the murder. "Congrats, you're nearly to the finish line! We're going to trip you over and put a bullet in your head before you make it, though."

It is what it is. This outcome was inevitable.