[ Her choice surprises him, though it doesn't show on his face. It makes her struggle to accept the Kenoma much less surprising, certainly, though it's also as she says, a bit. Choosing the abyss is the stranger choice, and indeed, everything leading up to accepting the Kenoma would be viscerally unpleasant for a human. From the despair the ichor brought forth to the much more instinctual fear of the unknown in the dark, why would the pick it? And yet, he'd met a few who had.

It's something he notes as a question to pose to any of his other new "coworkers". It's probably something more enlightening to their nature than how struggling with the Kenoma went. ]

I suppose not. Perhaps that is my own pragmatic nature speaking... [ He laughs lightly, but it's a gentle one ] But I am surprised. I did not dream of the light, so I had guessed that would be the case for others here. Did you choose to come here?

[ The other finger is also secure at this point, so he nods lightly as he pulls his hands away. ]

And there we are. That should at least do well enough for now, though I would advise finding a proper doctor once we are allowed to leave.