[Nathan has thoughts on that matter, has had them ever since he'd realized his sudden interest in toys had been cause by an Echo. The toys help calm him when he is stressed, and some part of him wonders if it might have been the same for Near. But he could just as easily have been projecting, hoping that perhaps Near hadn't been quite so callous as he seemed.
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[He just cannot tell.]
Getting such small pieces is rather frustrating.