6. Do You Want To Be A Better Man?

[game_byrd]

Peter rubbed his hands on his pants and finished his bottle of juice. He set it down on the table. Sylar turned unexpectedly and reached out for the empty bottle. Peter jerked back and for a moment Sylar paused, looking at that reaction. His eyes passed over Peter's face in a calculating fashion. He extended his arm slowly and took the plastic

Comments

[thegreyhawke]

Interesting how that's both a Sylar and Nathan action to pause when Peter tenses/notices the motion of reaching for the empty bottle

[game_byrd]

The touching, the give and take, who's reaction is it?

I had in mind how desperate Sylar is/was there at the end (of the show, of season 4 prior to The Wall) for affection and support, the going to Lydia thing, going to Claire, going to Matt - he was looking for someone to finally give him some freakin' help, a soft spot, some empathy. So it's as much Sylar here as Nathan. What Nathan really does for him here is confuse him as to whether Peter *should* hate him. Sylar can't really fully recognize Peter as an enemy, and so he lets his softer emotions lead him in trusting.

Whose reaction is it? Mostly Sylar's, but kind of both.