User blog comment:SigmaAlphaThree/100 Questions for the traitor Arkanov/@comment-7270135-20160103232532/@comment-24216186-20160106141218

Actually, I had a really awful idea... maybe Arkanov would actually snap at River for not being assertive? It would only be because he'd be so annoyed by how she could let so many bad things happen to her without taking a stand, and maybe it could be set off by something small but it would accidentally scare River, but once he apologizes it could segue into her assertiveness.

I see that now. But dang, you do it so well. When I used to make villains I'd try to do the same but it never worked out, you're just so good at channeling those emotions into a character...