Cipher Nine takes a deep breath when they reach the next door, steeling himself to tell a secret he's kept from everyone except his girlfriend. "I killed a man in cold blood several weeks ago," he says quietly, but still clearly enough that everyone present can hear him. "He and his... cohorts tried to kidnap my girlfriend at the behest of my nemesis. He was disarmed and already subdued. But the last time someone tried to take her, I told the men who tried that if it happened again, I would not show mercy a second time. I did it to discourage Hunter from making a third attempt, among... other reasons..." He trails off and swallows. "...But even so... I doubt it worked."