[it's a good point, in all honesty. he used to ask himself similar questions all the time. sometimes, it would drive him to lash out (sometimes, fatally.) and then, being stuck in this world, it had made sense not to question it. but, he needs to question everything at some point. so, he takes a moment to ask himself again now, for the first time in quite a while.

why does he keep going back?]

We've known each other for a very long time. [which isn't the most important point, but it serves to sum up a lot.] We're very similar creatures. We've both been through things that not a lot of other people can identify with. And we know most of each other's secrets.

[it's an adequate list, he supposes. when he hears it out loud, it's lacking a lot, but it probably doesn't need more than that--at least for the listener. it's not quite a satisfying answer for himself, though. so, he spends another moment mulling things over, searching for a clean way to tie off the thought.

he doesn't really find it. but, he does find something that makes him smirk at nothing, and he settles on that instead.]

--Also, I love to destroy things, and he is remarkably resilient.