[ for a moment he sounds a little grateful, but it's hard to tell without seeing his face. it's a strange tone for him, and it comes out more awkward than he'd like to admit. ]

That's all right—sometimes people need someone to fight against. I'm used to being the someone that everyone blames.

[ it is all right, and it isn't. he's used to it, but that's not to say that there isn't some bitterness there. ]

Hathaway themselves can't change that. They can't loosen my story, either. Only I can do that.