"If they were, wouldn't they have come by now?" He asked, logically, because if it was run by those Colin feared, then they would have very well known Dennis was expressing such raw emotion. They would have seen. Dennis knew they had eyes everywhere in this compound and if they were going to perform surgery to remove emotion, they would have certainly known Dennis was expressing it.
"I wasn't shielding my emotions. You were, and you were doing it so well, but I was not. If they were going to harm people who showed emotions, they would already be here, and ready to do so to me, would they not?" He further explained, watching his brother carefully, hoping that he had reassured him enough to possibly relax and believe he was safe.