So we MAKE options... was Sylar's immediate response. But he wanted to hear what else Luke had to say, so he didn't speak up.

He regretted that decision, as Luke continued. He had good points, and more importantly, they were points that Sylar didn't want to hear. Scared, really?

At least the last part was easy to respond to. "Yeah, you could try."

It was almost automatic, and it left an oppressive cloud of silence in its wake. Sylar stared down at his hands, flexing them slowly.

"If I mean something to you-" he said eventually. But he didn't finish the sentence. "You fucking suck, you know that? You want to be all selfless and shit for me? Because these assholes think they know better?"

And now he was crying. Great. He wiped his eyes angrily. "Are they gonna kill you?"