"Yes." It hurts, the memory, and he hugs his arms to his chest, trying to make the pain go away. The goop doesn't matter - it'll disappear in a few seconds. But the pain...

"The others in Strega. I asked Jason to take me instead of them the next time he was going to experiment on them. And he took me, and gave me what he was going to give them, and then afterwards experimented on them anyway. So... so it didn't really matter that I... tried to save them. I couldn't. I can't..."

He falls to his knees, palms slamming against the brick as the tears keep flowing. "I couldn't save them. I can't save anyone."