It was something human. Something he had barely touched the fringes of. "Instinct," he said. "You followed your instinct."

He gently squeezed his hand on Nick's shoulders. "I don't have much knowledge on instinct. Instinct isn't something computers have. But making a decision based on an uncertain variable... I have done that. And I only knew I had chosen correctly after time had passed. Perhaps you need time. And... someone to depend upon."