"Don't say that." The caffeine having sharpened his response time significantly, Daniel levels a look at Seth that gets caught somewhere between puzzled and offended, with an admixture of profound unhappiness. The words are still quiet but they possess their own weight and magnitude and sincerity. "What is sentient isn't fixable in how we'd define the word but don't think that there isn't strength in what you've done, recovering yourself and finding an equilibrium. That's not easy. There's bravery in that."

Following that much more coherent discourse, Daniel draws the mug closer to himself and wraps both hands around it in a wordless protective movement, one thumb worrying at its rim absentmindedly.

"Considering everything you've been through - allowing yourself to simply continue is one of the most difficult choices someone can make." This smile does succeed even if it gets lost in the pressure of the next few words, under the nudging reminders of what, exactly, it is that Seth has been through. "The fact that you're still here and, and chose to work past that regardless is incredibly admirable."