Even though Lelouch had anticipated that reaction, he hadn't expected Suzaku to take it quite so literally. If he'd known that he would, he probably wouldn't have said it, but then when he needed to remind himself of the distance between them, it was probably for the best. Keeping Suzaku at arm's length wasn't much of an improvement over actively pushing him away, but it was the only compromise Lelouch could think of that would accomplish everything he'd hoped for when it came to his knight-- almost everything, that is.

"Judging by the lack of response to your bulletin post, I'd say it's time to broaden the scope of your assignment," he said aloud, frowning faintly to himself and hoping that Suzaku would misinterpret it as being in consideration of his current plans were rather than what was said earlier. It was difficult to hide behind another mask now that he'd given up just about all of them, and drained as he was, he couldn't be bothered to make the effort. "See if you can get into contact with the people who have been modifying the radios or trying to make explosives. Needless to say, both would be very useful, but neither group seems to be terribly organized. I haven't had much of an opportunity to look into either yet, though, so I could be wrong. Either way, I'd like you to look into what progress both have made, what materials they need, and so on. I don't expect you'll find much, but it's a start at least."