[ For a few seconds, there is silence. However, his expression does not change - continuing to watch Thunderland with his lucid grey gaze, expression calm and unreadable in its neutrality.
It's something he can understand. Curiosity for someone so very inhuman, for one - and Thunderland did say he was a physician. However, understanding doesn't default to agreement.
So he returns it with a question of his own. ]
For what purpose, may I ask?
[ It's not a refusal, the question posed with conversational neutrality. It's a time for Thunderland to air his reasons. ]
no subject
It's something he can understand. Curiosity for someone so very inhuman, for one - and Thunderland did say he was a physician. However, understanding doesn't default to agreement.
So he returns it with a question of his own. ]
For what purpose, may I ask?
[ It's not a refusal, the question posed with conversational neutrality. It's a time for Thunderland to air his reasons. ]