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"Do you?" Hakkai inquires, scraping the chopped vegetables into a bowl and picking up the next set. "I know that you like him, but you're a better expert on your feelings than I am. Wanting to kill someone who killed him does sound possessive to me."

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Hm.

"When I spoke to Mr Collins" - a k a Trevor's murderer - "he accused me of possessiveness. I was happy to inform him that were I possessive of Sir Trevor, he would know."

He'd be dead, in other words.

"...Come to think of it, I do rather feel like killing Mr Collins now."

So. Possessive is probably the right word.

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"Ah," Hakkai muses. So, possessive probably is the right word, then. He pauses, and then adds, "Incidentally, Sebastian-- if you do feel like taking violent action for the next little while, call me first?

"Because in some cases, I'd want to talk you down, and in others, I might want to provide backup."

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"Sir, please."

He holds up his kitchen knife.

"Am I storming out of here brandishing this?"

He said he feels like killing Mr Collins, not that he's going to.

"But do tell in which cases you would like to assist."

That would at least be a nice thing to talk about.

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"I know you're not right now. But sometimes it's difficult in the moment."

Especially if someone hasn't had much practice at suppressing murderous impulses. Although, to be fair, Sebastian likely has more practice with murderous impulses than he does with most other emotions.

"It would depend on what they'd done. If they'd started it and were intransigent...."

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Please. Sebastian suppresses murderous urges on a daily basis. ...Admittedly, said urges do feel slightly different right now, more urgent.

"I shall let you know if I end up in a conversation with Mr Bright, then."

...Okay, more sincerely:

"And should I feel myself struggling to contain the impulse."

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Hakkai offers a shallow, appreciative bow.

"Thank you. Ah, at the moment, it might perhaps be better not to talk to Mr. Bright."

Because, frankly, if he starts pontificating about Sebastian learning how to be human, Hakkai just might have to kill him himself.