[he hums in response, sneering down at the fish. he doesn't move, though, if only because, well, what other choice does he have? let the damn thing chase him around the lobby? no thanks]

It understands it well enough. [well enough that he had to stitch Akechi up, after Hornet stabbed him. well enough that, when he first met Ren, he had a limp, too, after being bitten by one of the fish. and so on and so forth] Unfortunately, it also understands that I had my leg broken in three places, a year ago.

[his disability was something that happened at home, so this place sees it as his default state. it won't heal anymore than it would, in his world, in that case. he wonders, though, if it'll still get worse here. as far as what the doctors told him, he'll be in a wheelchair within the next ten years. that may not happen here, though. hm]