[Although he saw this announcement right when it was made, Lance took a bit of time before responding for several reasons. The first is that he's pretty shocked by the sheer... Everything, about this post, from Sato's lack of remorse--no surprise, but still eerie--to the body--someone Lance doesn't know and who clearly isn't human, but he's getting used to that here--to the audacity of trying to use the situation for his agenda. Everything about it is just kind of horrific, and so he needs the time to get his thoughts together.
He also uses the opportunity to watch others' reactions and the conversations that are had, trying to glean any useful information from them and figure out the right way to handle responding himself. He doesn't want to antagonize Sato, and honestly thinks that giving him all this attention isn't helping, but he also feels like the situation seriously needs to be defused before anyone does anything else crazy.
He's just not completely sure how to go about that.
But from the responses he's seen before, most people are going with the direct questioning--or anger--routes, and so he should pick a different tactic. He carefully makes sure both his expression and tone exude uncertainty, as if he hasn't made up his mind yet about how he feels about the situation.]
Why do you think he was sent to follow you?
[The question is vague, able to be interpreted as either what reason Sato has for thinking Shadow was following him or as what reason there would be to follow him.]
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He also uses the opportunity to watch others' reactions and the conversations that are had, trying to glean any useful information from them and figure out the right way to handle responding himself. He doesn't want to antagonize Sato, and honestly thinks that giving him all this attention isn't helping, but he also feels like the situation seriously needs to be defused before anyone does anything
elsecrazy.He's just not completely sure how to go about that.
But from the responses he's seen before, most people are going with the direct questioning--or anger--routes, and so he should pick a different tactic. He carefully makes sure both his expression and tone exude uncertainty, as if he hasn't made up his mind yet about how he feels about the situation.]
Why do you think he was sent to follow you?
[The question is vague, able to be interpreted as either what reason Sato has for thinking Shadow was following him or as what reason there would be to follow him.]