Startled, his eyes widened for an instant before he could get his reactions under control. A deep breath in, a slow breath out, and how could that be? Maybe it was different for him because he had taken the ability directly from Sylar, including all of its drawbacks...

But-- "I... I'm sorry. I didn't mean any offense, it's just that... I'm having some of my own issues recently." This really wasn't going the way he thought it would.