[The lack of a verbal reply isn't noted on at all. Silence is actually a normal occurrence even when several of them from Teikoku were in a room together, especially when there wasn't someone like Sakuma or Narukami to be verbal for the group.
It's more that it's not a natural silence that usually happens, even with such a heavy topic as what was just aired. By this point Sakuma would have asked a question or verbally needled whatever was bothering Kidou out of him. Genda had no actual clue how to do so without possibly causing his friend to close up further if he says the wrong thing.
Instead the notebook is carefully closed so no pages or notes are wrinkled and placed exactly centered in his lap. Even as his gaze remains fixed on Kidou, expression open and patient. Even as his own mind churns over the facts and slots them into priorities and possible avenues that can be feasibly followed. Kidou has likely already itemized such a list, but it was a mental exercise that was as easy to fall into as a cadence run.]
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It's more that it's not a natural silence that usually happens, even with such a heavy topic as what was just aired. By this point Sakuma would have asked a question or verbally needled whatever was bothering Kidou out of him. Genda had no actual clue how to do so without possibly causing his friend to close up further if he says the wrong thing.
Instead the notebook is carefully closed so no pages or notes are wrinkled and placed exactly centered in his lap. Even as his gaze remains fixed on Kidou, expression open and patient. Even as his own mind churns over the facts and slots them into priorities and possible avenues that can be feasibly followed. Kidou has likely already itemized such a list, but it was a mental exercise that was as easy to fall into as a cadence run.]