[When he returns it's probably been an hour or more of "radio" silence from Locus as he fights with Felix...and not just loses, but shuts down almost entirely. Most of the wait time is just Locus forgetting he even had a conversation with Washington going and ignoring everything around him. So when he returns, his voice is much more subdued. Not calm, that would be positive, but subdued, a slight echo to the natural reverb of his deep voice that felt tired and somehow lost like a ghost floundering in the dark. His sentences, his paraphrased words really, dart around confusingly as if he barely follows the thread of their prior conversation but was making an attempt to respond appropriately.]

His choice... understood. [...] I know. He doesn't tell anyone anything.

I gave you a direct order. You still...

I have no more questions.