Meyer knows that Ned is attempting to take his mind off of the load of information that he's just had dumped in his lap, and although it doesn't work, not exactly, he appreciates the effort enough to look up and smile that charming and glossy smile. "It's fine. I was going to find out sooner or later, about all of that stuff. Better I should find out from a guy like you, right?"
What he means is a guy who's not using that kind of information against him, who's not gleeful about what he's had to say but who looks genuinely remorseful for having had to say it -- a guy who's willing to try to distract him by moving the conversation on to something else so that he doesn't have to dwell on it. He doesn't even call attention to Meyer's discomfort, which a less thoughtful individual might. Meyer's not sure he believes in true kindness anymore (or maybe he never has) but he thinks that as far as these things go, Ned's probably what most people would call a pretty nice guy.
"River seems like the kind of person who'd be living in a spaceship," he says, that smile still in place. "I don't mean that in a derogatory way. She just thinks differently than the rest of us."
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What he means is a guy who's not using that kind of information against him, who's not gleeful about what he's had to say but who looks genuinely remorseful for having had to say it -- a guy who's willing to try to distract him by moving the conversation on to something else so that he doesn't have to dwell on it. He doesn't even call attention to Meyer's discomfort, which a less thoughtful individual might. Meyer's not sure he believes in true kindness anymore (or maybe he never has) but he thinks that as far as these things go, Ned's probably what most people would call a pretty nice guy.
"River seems like the kind of person who'd be living in a spaceship," he says, that smile still in place. "I don't mean that in a derogatory way. She just thinks differently than the rest of us."