[Yeager doesn't seem to know what to do with the initial statement there; yes, he thought he knew Top Dollar well enough by now to assume just what he'd do in a situation like this, but then that's been sort of a problem for him in the past, hasn't it? Assuming what people will do, that is. He thought he knew Hazama pretty well too, and just look at this mess.
He doesn't interrupt, but the blank look finally fades into something a bit more natural as Top Dollar finishes.]
Ja, I see.
[He could leave it at that. He probably should leave it at that. But he's actually learned something from his time here and while it's still really awkward and it feels sort of wrong sometimes... talking about it really has helped him.]
Do you... Is it something you want to talk about?
[The hesitation is clear, but it's not because he doesn't want to hear it, exactly. It's more like he's not sure if it's the right question to ask.]
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He doesn't interrupt, but the blank look finally fades into something a bit more natural as Top Dollar finishes.]
Ja, I see.
[He could leave it at that. He probably should leave it at that. But he's actually learned something from his time here and while it's still really awkward and it feels sort of wrong sometimes... talking about it really has helped him.]
Do you... Is it something you want to talk about?
[The hesitation is clear, but it's not because he doesn't want to hear it, exactly. It's more like he's not sure if it's the right question to ask.]
We don't have to, of course.