"Perhaps your words cut deeply in unintended ways, and he retaliated." He pauses. "For the record, I'm not condoning whatever it is he said. Dragging our mother into it was uncalled for, no matter the context or severity. But perhaps he took it as an eye for an eye and said something he saw comparable based on his personal experiences."

Raven growls, covering his face with one hand. "Again, I've no intention of undermining your feelings. Whatever he said clearly dealt lasting damage, but by the sound of it, something you said in return cut deep enough to turn Glitch against you and, perhaps, contributed to his distortions..."

Looking down, Raven rests his hands against his thighs. "An eye for an eye. Cycles of hatred and violence... I think if you asked me last year how I felt about such things, I'd laugh and say that those who do harm deserve harm in turn. Now... I'm not so sure. I can see the detrimental effects just as well. The likelihood of feedback loops."