[Donny laughed a little weakly, turning his gaze away from hers. Yeah, this felt pretty bad, to say that she was understanding.] I think I've done pretty good for myself, seeing how this is the first time I've snapped like this.

[He wandered over to the chair by his desk, sitting himself down in it and idly playing with one of the nearby drawers.] I once heard...once heard a rumor. The German army thought I was a golem, some kind of vengeful, Jewish monster. [He sighed.] I don't want to be a monster, Sveta. I've been trying really hard not to be that guy I was back in the war, but sometimes I just can't help myself.