"Eh heh... Actually, I do tend to hide quite a bit. I do stroll out in public on occasion, but I still tend to keep to myself." His expression became serious. "It's almost a necessity, really, in my case. Even if a sample of my DNA were to be taken and replicated, this whole city would be in terrible danger. And... if I were to be captured again..."
He thought too hard about it and suddenly a rush of memories came back. Even though the circumstances kept him calmer than normal, his breaths became rapid, his heart pumping wildly from the adrenaline. Sweat began to bead on his face, from more than just the heat of the water.
A myriad of eyes staring at him, objects poking and prodding at him, pain of various types and varieties as he was experimented on, helpless in spite of all of his power, helpless to stop any of it- he screamed for it to stop but they wouldn't stop, it just kept hurting and hurting and hurting-
Something warm and wet making its way down his cheek snapped him back to reality. He realized that he was holding Forest just a bit too tightly, and he sat there, trying to reacclimate himself to everything. It was a shame, really. Up until now, it had all had been so perfect. And what would Forest think?