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I think if Rhyme swung to the other side of the morality slider, he would probably be some kind of serial killer. The anger that he normally hides so well would go unchecked and he would quickly become consumed by it.
There would definitely be some form of mental gymnastics to justify it all as well. What started out as an impulse reaction to throw something turned into a small animal being injured. Maybe he didn't care, maybe it shouldn't have gotten in his way. Someone says something particularly rude to him and now he cannot stop agonizing over it, so clearly that person needs to quickly cease existing. It's fine, that person was a bad person, nobody will miss them.
I don't think it would always be selfish reasons for these extreme actions. I think he would have some form of rating system that he would use to judge people based on what he views as respectable vs deplorable. Become Judge, Jury, and Executioner. No doubt there would be a sense of self righteousness at play.
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