If Togusa's snorting, so is Dante. "You're giving him too much credit," he says, shaking his head. "He doesn't pick his victims; he just lashes out at whoever's nearest at the time. Malik's not the kind of guy to put that much thought into things."

Yes, Malik, Dante's dropping the name.

"I don't think he'll care if people tried to ostracize him for it. That'd only tie back into the complex he's got about the rest of the world being against him." He shakes his head again. "He'll ignore anything that doesn't fit in with that mindset."