[ Salty. It's clear he's hit a nerve, and there's a mild bristling of defensiveness in response; either an echo or just a natural response to hostility.
He'd asked because of what was in Kaji's head. The room, the pillars and the red lights — it's difficult to get at that without thinking of the strange images in his own mind. It'd been an accident, sharing those thoughts on his first day here. Knowing how the connection works means being more guarded, and for a moment his hesitation feels like a solid wall.
He could just throw Kaji's memory back at her and see how she responds. But he wouldn't want someone doing that with his thoughts, so after that heavy pause: ]
(The place the two of you came from. What's it like?)
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He'd asked because of what was in Kaji's head. The room, the pillars and the red lights — it's difficult to get at that without thinking of the strange images in his own mind. It'd been an accident, sharing those thoughts on his first day here. Knowing how the connection works means being more guarded, and for a moment his hesitation feels like a solid wall.
He could just throw Kaji's memory back at her and see how she responds. But he wouldn't want someone doing that with his thoughts, so after that heavy pause: ]
( The place the two of you came from. What's it like? )