Well, I guess there's some useful parts of being stupid. Not enough people yell at Nirrti, you know. Her faces are always so funny when that happens.

[He seems to mean that, even if his heart isn't quite in it at the moment.

His movements slow down a little as he seems to absorb the rest, though there's no other visible reaction with his back to her.]

It's not like fear is a bad thing. It helps people survive. [that's kind of a non-sequitur, huh?] What are you worried about, then?