"Keep in mind the mind that created me." A man that thought torturing himself into breaking was an ideal scientific endeavor. There will always be threads of Leonard Church in him- and a particular manner of detached vindictiveness comes with the territory. "He should not, however, have allowed Brandon's remorse to temper his hand. Had Locus continued at the rate, he could have easily removed 36 percent of Brandon's skin before shock set in."

Taylor ignores the conversation as best he can. It's easier than he might like.