Could be a new person, or they could be someone hoping to gain an advantage over him.
“Perhaps it’s a power-play; they’ll be disappointed if they think I’ve got enough shame to blackmailed.”
There are people in Hell whose safety he could be threatened with… but he won’t compromise his own position to rescue them that much faster. He won’t be gauche enough to say that out loud - Suzaku’s seen it first-hand.
But that drill is advancing, unavoidable, inevitable, and he can’t stand working on the demon’s terms any longer. He sets his heels on the floor, complaining -
“The waiting’s worse than the attack.”
- and he shoves hard enough to move their chairs, knowing he’s not got the strength to push Suazku’s bulk all the way to his own drill
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“Perhaps it’s a power-play; they’ll be disappointed if they think I’ve got enough shame to blackmailed.”
There are people in Hell whose safety he could be threatened with… but he won’t compromise his own position to rescue them that much faster. He won’t be gauche enough to say that out loud - Suzaku’s seen it first-hand.
But that drill is advancing, unavoidable, inevitable, and he can’t stand working on the demon’s terms any longer. He sets his heels on the floor, complaining -
“The waiting’s worse than the attack.”
- and he shoves hard enough to move their chairs, knowing he’s not got the strength to push Suazku’s bulk all the way to his own drill