I-- [ A defeated sigh. The wounded look does not suit her, he thinks. ] I don't know if anyone can understand what happened to you. Tieria's...
[ Neil rubs the back of his neck and looks toward a far wall, considering his words. ] He's learning. How to deal with people, I mean, on a personal level. [ Back to Anew. ] I've seen him... god, if I say "grow up" that'll earn me a pounding. [ A weak smile. ] You should have seen him, when I first joined up. Talking to him was really like talking to a program. Cold as ice, steady as a steel beam, and with about as much give. Things had to go just as planned, and the slightest deviation was met with...
Well. Heh. I've been on the business end of some of his fierce stares. Scary stuff.