He seems pleased to hear it, regarding his work one more time before he disengages to go pick up a few items out of his walls. Just when it seems like maybe he was ignoring the second question, he gives an answer.
"I don't understand why someone would care. I've barely cared what happens to lots of people I've known who wound up dead. Each glimmering star is just an insignificant pinprick in the vastness of the whole night sky, when you take a step back."
He comes to sit back down in front of Nick, tucking his prosthetic leg under his real one, setting a few simple instruments down next to him.
"But that also sounds a bit cruel, doesn't it? I don't know." For now, he rests his hands in his lap. "I've been trying to get to the bottom of it, but it's been slow."
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He seems pleased to hear it, regarding his work one more time before he disengages to go pick up a few items out of his walls. Just when it seems like maybe he was ignoring the second question, he gives an answer.
"I don't understand why someone would care. I've barely cared what happens to lots of people I've known who wound up dead. Each glimmering star is just an insignificant pinprick in the vastness of the whole night sky, when you take a step back."
He comes to sit back down in front of Nick, tucking his prosthetic leg under his real one, setting a few simple instruments down next to him.
"But that also sounds a bit cruel, doesn't it? I don't know." For now, he rests his hands in his lap. "I've been trying to get to the bottom of it, but it's been slow."