[Schuldig's gaze snaps up to Edward's face, eyes narrowing as he misinterprets the reasons for the man's hesitation. His telepathy would normally prevent him from such missteps, but with both his and Edward's minds in such complete turmoil, it's hard for him to get any accurate reading.] Don't tell me you've forgotten who I am, Riddler. [His voice is harsher than usual; he clearly assumes Edward is holding back due to the mundane half of his memories, for Keane's sake, and is trying to push through those to Edward's real self and the hate he knows is there. He may...also be reminding himself, by speaking his thoughts aloud.] I am Schuldig. A telepath of Schwarz. A monster even by a criminal's standards, remember? A man who's threatened you, and Ema, and more people than you've ever met. Someone you've already killed. Why would you hesitate now?

[And then a dark thought occurs, which says a lot about Schuldig's mind and how it works, to say nothing of what he expects from the world.] ...unless you want to see me suffer.