[ Maybe it's easiest to have this talk with Nick doing something else. Something he just can't get up from within ruining it. So Kyle focuses on the tattooing and just touches Nick lightly and tries to hold back the darkest parts of his emotions. ]

It's not that I don't want to. I just don't want to make you deal with it all.

That tattoo I had? It was craziness. It was the pathetic act of someone obsessed. I really think Michael's right, and that all of those memories basically downloaded into my brain in a blink screwed with my head. You can't see all of that violence and pain and aggression and not have it do something to you.

[ He raises his gaze to look at Nick for a moment before looking back to the tattoo. ]

I'm thankful for Ragnor and separating my emotions from them. It makes talking about this easier.