Near didn't miss the implication of what Brooklyn said, and of what he didn't say. So he was used to making dives from heights without ending up with broken limbs. That left few possibilities, particularly considering something like Brooklyn's reaction made it seem to be too instinctive to do through artificial means such as machinery. No, before he had arrived here, Brooklyn had some method of flight or floating available to him, one he could access without outside help.
"If you could still fly?" It was better that the man deal with these issues now, and find self-confidence within the boundaries of his new limitations. Near was by no means a fighter, but he wouldn't have to be as talented as deduction as he was in order to figure out that the success of the fighter had confidence as a component. If Brooklyn second-guessed himself, and didn't change his mindset so his abilities were not so automatic, it would be much more troublesome when they did encounter something.
"Several reasons." Near shook the bag, testing it's weight to ensure it was one he could carry for an extended period. Granted, he wasn't entirely a weakling, but when someone was used to having another person handle the luggage, their arm strength wasn't as significant as it might otherwise be. "There are likely two groups, if not more that could make use of these medicines. You've noted yourself that I am not the best at making connections. And because I don't have combat skills like you do, I need to make myself valuable in other ways if I want to stand any chance of success in this place."
And then there was, of course, the unfinished argument from the bulletin. The medicine Mello had mentioned, his proof that he had come to the pharmacy...wasn't there. Because it was critical to Mello's theory, as flawed as they both knew it to be, it would be an important piece of evidence in Near's counter, because it would prove the anonymous had lied. This was significant not because Near had any sort of vendetta against Mello, but because setting himself up to be held in esteem based on flawed reasoning would get him nowhere. More importantly, it would get Near nowhere, since the teen had little doubt Mello would try and use the personality to discredit Near at every opportunity.
But that was something that Brooklyn didn't need to know.
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"If you could still fly?" It was better that the man deal with these issues now, and find self-confidence within the boundaries of his new limitations. Near was by no means a fighter, but he wouldn't have to be as talented as deduction as he was in order to figure out that the success of the fighter had confidence as a component. If Brooklyn second-guessed himself, and didn't change his mindset so his abilities were not so automatic, it would be much more troublesome when they did encounter something.
"Several reasons." Near shook the bag, testing it's weight to ensure it was one he could carry for an extended period. Granted, he wasn't entirely a weakling, but when someone was used to having another person handle the luggage, their arm strength wasn't as significant as it might otherwise be. "There are likely two groups, if not more that could make use of these medicines. You've noted yourself that I am not the best at making connections. And because I don't have combat skills like you do, I need to make myself valuable in other ways if I want to stand any chance of success in this place."
And then there was, of course, the unfinished argument from the bulletin. The medicine Mello had mentioned, his proof that he had come to the pharmacy...wasn't there. Because it was critical to Mello's theory, as flawed as they both knew it to be, it would be an important piece of evidence in Near's counter, because it would prove the anonymous had lied. This was significant not because Near had any sort of vendetta against Mello, but because setting himself up to be held in esteem based on flawed reasoning would get him nowhere. More importantly, it would get Near nowhere, since the teen had little doubt Mello would try and use the personality to discredit Near at every opportunity.
But that was something that Brooklyn didn't need to know.