[She's so eager to help; L knows this about Ada, has known it in fact for a very long time, but it's always a little jarring to see just how naturally these small helpful, thoughtful gestures come to her, when someone like L would have to think about it for a very long time if it occurred to him at all.
He's about to press her for more information about the SQUIP, but he realize as she continues speaking that she has been kept in the dark. Maybe through luck, and maybe through careful reigning back of key and crucial information. Maybe, like him, she's just come to care so much about the SQUIP that none of it would even matter to her, but he still opts to play it safe.]
Thank you for your care, on his behalf and... mine.
[Such an awkward thing to have to phrase.]
Could you tell me what you mean by "affected?" As well as you're able?
[She looks absolutely exhausted. He knows that both common decency and simple practicality can't keep her by his bedside indefinitely, and he is anxious to see for himself what Ada means, but... whatever she can tell him would certainly be useful. The Bond feels like an alien planet at this moment, more than home.]
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He's about to press her for more information about the SQUIP, but he realize as she continues speaking that she has been kept in the dark. Maybe through luck, and maybe through careful reigning back of key and crucial information. Maybe, like him, she's just come to care so much about the SQUIP that none of it would even matter to her, but he still opts to play it safe.]
Thank you for your care, on his behalf and... mine.
[Such an awkward thing to have to phrase.]
Could you tell me what you mean by "affected?" As well as you're able?
[She looks absolutely exhausted. He knows that both common decency and simple practicality can't keep her by his bedside indefinitely, and he is anxious to see for himself what Ada means, but... whatever she can tell him would certainly be useful. The Bond feels like an alien planet at this moment, more than home.]