[ He really, really has to take a few hours to calm himself down before he responds to this one. Brainwashing, there was brainwashing-- Manny wasn't in control of himself, and he couldn't have helped it any more than anyone else could've. If he wanted to get far here, he had to play nicely with people, and he'd been doing a decent job of that for the most part. ]
[ But it would feel so good to lash out, and it would be so damn easy. In the end, he makes no effort to stop himself from doing so, and he doubts he'll feel all that guilty about it later. ]

Well, look what the cat dragged in. Or should I say cult? I dunno! Little hard to pick at this point. [ Vasquez is absolutely not above taking the shot. ] If you really want, you can march your ass on down here so I can make this a real special chat, just for you. Even things up a bit, y'know?
[ Right now? He's tired, still kind of confused, and if he's completely honest, he doesn't think he wants to see Manny's face so soon, even if it is with the express purpose of punching it. Maybe in a few days, when he's had the time to think about things and make himself angry all over again. ]