[he is, at least, not completely checked out at the start! doing some arm and leg stretches while he listens keeps him from zonking out entirely, though he doesn't follow the flow of narrative to narrative very easily without the links being reiterated.
business stuff... man, it's so boring! merger this, board review that...imagine having that be the type of thing that stimulates you to work day after day! couldn't be Manabu.]
...Wait. Go back to that photo.
[eventually he's done stretching and come to sit beside him, looking at the images attached to articles. one catches his eye. when it's brought back into view, he peers at it hard.]
I recognize that person. [he points to one of the face.] In the lab.
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business stuff... man, it's so boring! merger this, board review that...imagine having that be the type of thing that stimulates you to work day after day! couldn't be Manabu.]
...Wait. Go back to that photo.
[eventually he's done stretching and come to sit beside him, looking at the images attached to articles. one catches his eye. when it's brought back into view, he peers at it hard.]
I recognize that person. [he points to one of the face.] In the lab.