[me, jabbing in the knife and twisting: :)]

No, of course not. You're not that type of man.

[If there's anything he knows, its that Emet-Selch is stubborn as hell. That's just how he is.]

Ha. [And there's actually a brief smile.] Well, I have some good news. People can send messages from wherever they go when they're "removed". So hey, drop me a letter sometime, why don't you. Tell me who I need to annoy if you want someone to bother or something. I'll need the distraction.