"There's something more important than protocol! Ethics! Morality!" Anything.

He kicks--or tries to--his legs still tangled in the tentacles. "More than necessary! You don't need to do this at all!"

The tentacle slithering over his internals was...disturbing. He could feel the heavy slide of metal, dragging across wires, scraping over circuitry. His ventilation narrowed to a tight hiss, trying not to scream again.

" _{No. No. Please}."