Bryn is more inclined to keep her feelings to herself than Blaze is. On the other hand, she doesn't have a nearly-immobile Exo face to make that easier, so there's visible dismay in the look she gives Jesse. She's a tactile kind of person; she can't imagine what it's like to feel you have to avoid touching other people. Even the ones you care about...

Jesse seems like he's not going to let it bother him, though, so she bites back the words. And it occurs to her after a minute that he can at least get a hug from the other members of his gang, right? He's not all that alone, just like he says. And then there's the Nexus...

"Really?" She tucks her hair behind her ear, finding her smile again. More than the compliment itself, it makes her feel a lot better to think that she is - will be - doing something to help. "That's really kind of you to say. I'm starting to see how you ended up with a whole gang behind you."