[ he's listening vaguely, also working on something else, and then it hits him after she's been finished talking for a little bit. He looks up at her completely, a little wary, and squints, trying to figure out if that meant what it really kind of sounds like it meant.

so, after a few moments of that, somewhat slowly: ]

You... emotionally manipulated them. Like, telepathically, not the kind that people use on each other to get others to donate to needy African children. You just... Told them not to feel something anymore.