[voice]
[That reminds him of Anko's quiet, sad statement: "It's terrible. I'm getting used to it." They'd all felt it at one point or another, but somehow having her say it just drove the knife in deeper.]
Yeah, they do. [His voice still not giving anything away.] And that's when it changes from an end to an exit for people, I think. When they've seen it enough that it's - just a fact of life.
[And then he sounds almost amused.] No, not the first or the last.