Fighting back by... doing nothing? He supposes he can see how it could work in theory: if you don't react, people may lose interest and give up for a time. But it also sounds sort of...

Well, really pathetic.

He shakes his head slightly. "...I trust everyone here. It isn't because I think you'll hurt me or anything. It's... just the way I am." Although now he has to wonder... just how long had he been that way?