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Somewhere, that sympathy means something to it. Trapped without a larger form or structure to inhabit, it's nothing but feelings. The sympathy is far from returned in kind, though. Deactivated, unable to grow or spread, it's still not leaving Elegy's head.
...Tik can't help but feel bad for it. Even if tok doesn't want to. Tik knows it was in pain, and unable to stop hurting itself further, even if it was hurting all the 'actors' as well.