It was clear, almost immediately, that he had hit some sort of nerve. The doctor was glad that he'd been able to garner a reaction, to start that quick breathing that indicated true panic. Mikado was starting to understand exactly how dire his situation was, and there was nothing more enjoyable than the look in someone's eyes when they realized they were completely at his mercy.

The doctor straightened his back, because this was his second favorite part. Getting to tell a patient exactly what he was going to do -- and knowing that they would have no way to escape that fate.

Of course, his favorite part was actually doing it, sticking his hands under skin and soaking his fingers in blood, but that part would come soon enough.

"It might be something that you end up enjoying, actually. We're not completely heartless here, you know. We're looking to help you, to improve you... And in this case, you might get something out of it too." The doctor stared down into the boy's eyes -- or rather, one in particular, practically burning a hole through it just with that look.

He had to tease a bit, and he wondered just what Mikado would assume, given that information.