[The wariness from Bow Tie's Past Self was to be expected. If Mao--the one he knows from his world--were here and hadn't died, then he would feel safer to speak his real name under a highly encrypted connection, not the alias he crafted to be a driving force of action. Not that he's paranoid about the Organization finding out about him.

Hei takes a minute to explain.]

The Black Reaper. Someone striving to do the right thing.

I realize that I sound suspicious, so I will help you understand. As I don't intend to hold back on what I would do to be of service, I don't intend to use my powers on any innocent lives.

Contractors are a different, fairly recent species of humans. We have deadly unnatural abilities, and act on mainly rational thought and survival instincts. Morality and emotions are often left out of the equation.

Many of us in my world, my Earth, have been used as mercenaries, assassins, and soldiers of war by governments, organizations, and military forces from all over--because we can suppress our emotions and follow orders with little to no resistance...

[Insistence to his voice as he adds;] There are some around here who are better off not knowing about any of this, for they have more than enough to worry about. And drawing unwanted attention from them to myself is too risky.