Mutual synonyms
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He admits privately that it bugs him to miss out on fun, but he feels it was worth it because he saved the patient's father (who had a heart attack while berating his son).
Source: Series / Doogie Howser, M.D. -
Multiple audio logs will have him berating or threatening a Blackwatch soldier just because they helped an innocent civilian survive an attack from an infected monster.
Source: Video Game / [PROTOTYPE 2] -
If you kill them during their pre-battle speech, throw sand in their eyes, attack them In the Back, or otherwise breach the code, your playthrough will be brutally cut short by a random message berating you for it, before the game boots you back to the title screen.
Source: Video Game Cruelty Punishment
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