[It's..... a little easier like this, not having to look at him while he talks. He doesn't want to admit anything. He doesn't want to jeopardize..... this. A strong arm around him, solid warmth at his back, a glow of affection humming at the edge of his mind.....

He doesn't want to ruin it all. Not when it's so much easier to just be everything Cor wants him to be.

But right now, Cor wants him to talk. So..... he'll talk.]

You do. But..... it's not just that. It's how I manipulated people to do what I needed them to do, too. I was--well, I guess the name wouldn't really mean anything to you, would it?

[He laughs quietly, shaking his head even as Cor leans against him. That's the thing about different worlds, isn't it? On the one hand, it's safer to talk about, in some ways--on the other hand, there's absolutely no shared understanding, the way someone from his world would have. Even a foreigner had probably heard of Team Rocket on the news.]

He brought me into an international crime syndicate called Team Rocket. I was a member until just a few years ago; I've been hurting people most of my life.

[At least Mors was trying to do right by his kingdom, in his own harsh way, wasn't he?]