[Wow, everyone here is so needlessly critical. Though he keeps steadfast to his pleasant mannerisms, the same as in week one, a part of Brenner knows how to be difficult in a harder-to-pin-down way. He chooses to be, given the way things have shifted since week 3, which has not ingratiated anyone in his eyes.

What's the worse Manuela can do, besides? Blame him for being too dispassionate? She can't call him out for not trying, and that's all that matters to the scientist.]

Oh, I was a curious one. I got into plenty of trouble because of it, actually. [And it didn't take much to get into trouble in his household, besides.] Though, really, Manuela. If you have something to say, don't couch it in a question like that.