Leonardo gave an expressive shrug. "As well as can be expected, under the circumstances. Things proceed apace, but there are only so many hours in the day and so much yet to be done." He leaned forward in the chair—an impressive gesture for a hologram—and fixed his intense gaze on Aneki. "That is why I would like an answer to my question. Why have you seen fit to disrupt my work with this interruption?" Aneki swallowed hard under that unsettling gaze but maintained his composure. He was about to reply when Watanabe spoke up for the first time.