I just told you I don't care about your problems. I'm not trying to prove anything about who you really are.

I am trying to prove you're being self-centered. I'm asking you to do this, so you refusing means it's not about my feelings. It's about you. Right?

[Maki shrugs vaguely, not waiting for an answer to that question, since it seems like Sekhmet got there herself already.]

But more than that... I'm not your tool to command and abuse, and I'm also not just a tool for you to use to punish yourself and ease your guilt complex.

This isn't a punishment. It's a fight. So fight me.