[He nodded.] You're right. I guess I haven't really given it so much thought. [...okay, he had, but that realization isn't one he'd had, yet.]
[Lockon slid closer on his chair and put a hand on his brother's shoulder. He couldn't fully compare his own feelings with what Lyle must be going through, and didn't really have words to go along with it. He just hoped the comforting gesture would be enough; it wasn't a line of thinking he wanted to bring up.]