[Near has trained himself from a distressingly early age to not feel things. It had been his own choice, but also actively encouraged by the staff at the House. The less he'd felt, the better he'd performed, and his performance had ultimately been the thing that mattered. He isn't perfect at it, but he is very good at looking like he is. And when things do affect him, he works to smother that quickly.
[It's been the equivalent of days since they'd broken in as Illuminants. He's past those feelings now. Messy hair, baggy pajamas . . . all business as usual for him. He's never given much care to his appearance.
[Leonardo's sorry state is noted but not commented upon. None of his concern. Could it be a mercy that he's choosing not to draw attention to it? Maybe. Maybe not.]
Of course.
[He sets the robot aside in an out-of-the way place, and moves to stand beside Leonardo, eyes on the yellow triangle.]
no subject
[It's been the equivalent of days since they'd broken in as Illuminants. He's past those feelings now. Messy hair, baggy pajamas . . . all business as usual for him. He's never given much care to his appearance.
[Leonardo's sorry state is noted but not commented upon. None of his concern. Could it be a mercy that he's choosing not to draw attention to it? Maybe. Maybe not.]
Of course.
[He sets the robot aside in an out-of-the way place, and moves to stand beside Leonardo, eyes on the yellow triangle.]