[He doesn't look at Ren as he sits, doesn't seem to see the offered hand. Maybe he doesn't even see his own hands folded and clenched between his knees as he stares straight ahead.]

You have an unparalleled ability to empathize with the people around you, [he continues finally, just as quietly.] Like you can feel their pain for yourself. Their happiness is your happiness, their sadness is your sadness. I... do not think I am capable of that. Not genuinely. Not like you.

[He snorts through his nose, lips twisting into a bitter, humorless parody of a smile.]

Pathetic, isn't it?