There must be something about Dist that makes choking the most popular way to threaten him. Unfortunately, he's rather desensitized to it by now.

"You're responsible for anything you do to me," he spits, looking mostly unimpressed. His voice is still satisfyingly strained and hoarse though. "And I'm not joking. You have no idea how many times I've died; one more isn't going to make me afraid of you. All you monsters are the same."