[He isn't the type to ask "are you okay?" That question could be answered by the child's frantic attempts at turn off the feed. No, he was not okay.

Not that he would generally ask, anyway. No, he's just gaining information. Whether that was merely a nightmare from the boy or a memory, he wasn't sure. Self preservation, huh? That near death experience, that command...

Hm.

Of course, he's filing this away in his own memory, but that's not going to be what he addresses when he responds:]

I suppose we've finally discovered what these devices are for. Technology has advanced quite a bit, but to essentially eavesdrop on a dream is something that's unheard of as far as I know.

[It's not something he likes; and he's going to be even more self aware of what he does and dreams about now.]