[ Yeah, the way Atsumu's brain shorts out is not helping Amos in this exact moment. He waits for him to work through it, knowing trying to force the matter while the kid is still trying to piece things together won't help, but damn if a part of him doesn't want to rush in and simply make Atsumu understand.

How would he do that? Fuck if he knows, so waiting it is.

... Only to end up stuck at square one, it feels like. Maybe square one and a half. He isn't sure if Atsumu's question is rhetorical at first. Blinks. Waits a little too long of a moment before realizing it is not. ]

Yeah. I'm serious. [ At least he keeps his voice neutral; right, right, he wants to protect Atsumu from this kind of thing, so at the very least he shouldn't be belittling him. ] We've lost the last two Oracles. Yima thinks it's time to turn the tides; I agree with her. This is the best way to go after them now — we cut their head off and swing things back in our favour, you know?

[ A beat. He had been looking pretty out of it... ]

Did you want to sit down?

[ Maybe that'll help, somehow? ]