The change in attitude is noted, but Gen doesn't dwell upon it. Even setting aside the score of other questions crowding the forefront of his mind at the moment, it's this more aloof attitude from Emet-Selch that he finds more familiar (and thus vaguely reassuring, though he'd never admit it out loud).
"... how old are you."
That skeptical question slips out at a low murmur before he can stop it, but at least Gen quickly shakes his head afterward, as if to try and take it back. That's hardly the most important thing to clarify, is it? What feels much more pivotal is --
"How ... how do you keep going. Dealing with shit like that." His pulse still echoes in his ears if he thinks about all that carnage. The thought of enduring it for even a short sliver of time feels unbearable; Emet-Selch speaks like he's endured it for much, much longer. "Is it just because you have to? Responsibility? Is that all?"
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"... how old are you."
That skeptical question slips out at a low murmur before he can stop it, but at least Gen quickly shakes his head afterward, as if to try and take it back. That's hardly the most important thing to clarify, is it? What feels much more pivotal is --
"How ... how do you keep going. Dealing with shit like that." His pulse still echoes in his ears if he thinks about all that carnage. The thought of enduring it for even a short sliver of time feels unbearable; Emet-Selch speaks like he's endured it for much, much longer. "Is it just because you have to? Responsibility? Is that all?"