Aizen chose to ignore L's comment about his injuries just as he declined to address Nel's unspoken worries.
He was of the opinion that L only had himself to blame for what Ulquiorra had done to him. He didn't doubt that in addition to suffering ample physical discomfort, L also had a considerable amount of guilt to contend with. He would, of course, discuss the incident with Ulquiorra in due time, but the unspoken rule that bloodline feuds, be they between members, subordinates or a combination of the two, were out of Clan hands meant that he had no real need to hear Ulquiorra's justifications or apologies. Aizen felt no sympathy or pity for L. He had brought it on himself back when he made the decision to condone a mission that resulted in the deaths of his family members.
As for Nel's silent disquiet, Aizen knew that there was nothing he could say that would put her mind at ease. Should the Cetra girl end up a problem she would, indeed, be dealt with in the same way that Khamja dealt with other problems that arose. Even so, Aizen wasn't particularly concerned. There was nothing that could link the Fall of Midgar to Khamja and there was nothing to link Khamja to Aizen himself. The girl would have more to lose than gain if she took it upon herself to declare the Fall not what it seemed. She would risk exposure as a Cetra, potentially the last of her kind, at that. Scientists with Szayel's over-abundance of curiosity, lack of restraint and ethical blindness would crawl out of the woodwork all over Spira to study her and still nobody would be any the wiser as to who had caused the 'accident'. Theories would abound and accusations would fly in endless profusion just as they did today and there would still be no definitive proof.
She would certainly need to be watched, but Aizen was fairly confident that self-preservation would win out. It had in the case of the Akatsuki bomber who, in spite of Kuja's best efforts, was still as free as the clay birds he commanded.
His more immediate concern was silencing Szayel. The last thing he wanted now was for Szayel to push L into a defensive position that would lead him to guard the information he had saved from Midgar's archives. Too much enthusiasm on such a ... delicate subject was ill-advised at best and, besides that, Aizen simply didn't trust L not to childishly withhold the information simply because he could.
"Szayel," Aizen said, fixing his subordinate with a warning look. "Midgar's archives can wait until L is in a position to sort through them himself. Other matters require your ongoing attention."
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Date: 2013-06-09 10:09 pm (UTC)He was of the opinion that L only had himself to blame for what Ulquiorra had done to him. He didn't doubt that in addition to suffering ample physical discomfort, L also had a considerable amount of guilt to contend with. He would, of course, discuss the incident with Ulquiorra in due time, but the unspoken rule that bloodline feuds, be they between members, subordinates or a combination of the two, were out of Clan hands meant that he had no real need to hear Ulquiorra's justifications or apologies. Aizen felt no sympathy or pity for L. He had brought it on himself back when he made the decision to condone a mission that resulted in the deaths of his family members.
As for Nel's silent disquiet, Aizen knew that there was nothing he could say that would put her mind at ease. Should the Cetra girl end up a problem she would, indeed, be dealt with in the same way that Khamja dealt with other problems that arose. Even so, Aizen wasn't particularly concerned. There was nothing that could link the Fall of Midgar to Khamja and there was nothing to link Khamja to Aizen himself. The girl would have more to lose than gain if she took it upon herself to declare the Fall not what it seemed. She would risk exposure as a Cetra, potentially the last of her kind, at that. Scientists with Szayel's over-abundance of curiosity, lack of restraint and ethical blindness would crawl out of the woodwork all over Spira to study her and still nobody would be any the wiser as to who had caused the 'accident'. Theories would abound and accusations would fly in endless profusion just as they did today and there would still be no definitive proof.
She would certainly need to be watched, but Aizen was fairly confident that self-preservation would win out. It had in the case of the Akatsuki bomber who, in spite of Kuja's best efforts, was still as free as the clay birds he commanded.
His more immediate concern was silencing Szayel. The last thing he wanted now was for Szayel to push L into a defensive position that would lead him to guard the information he had saved from Midgar's archives. Too much enthusiasm on such a ... delicate subject was ill-advised at best and, besides that, Aizen simply didn't trust L not to childishly withhold the information simply because he could.
"Szayel," Aizen said, fixing his subordinate with a warning look. "Midgar's archives can wait until L is in a position to sort through them himself. Other matters require your ongoing attention."