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[The record scratch was, fortunately, not one of many audible implausible noises Viktor tended to make--but the effect was blatantly clear in rapidly color-shifting eyes as thought processes ran a little too quickly and a horrified realization set in.]

...You think yourself any less deserving of help than them? [For some reason, Viktor sounded like he'd just been slapped in the face.] Why, because of your physical composition? I...do not understand.