Shego frowned, then gave a sad little smile and hugged him gingerly.

"This is exactly what I'm talking about, Mozenrath," she murmured into his ear. "If you decide you can't take it anymore, he's not going to give you a choice. He's going to make you hurt the people you care about. He'll make you do it over and over until it stops hurting you to hurt them. You might think it'd be better to graduate, but...by then you won't be able to feel anything. Is that better?"