( it's the yelling that draws akira out from his own thoughts. he had been trying to keep his head down, focused on anything but the glass of the windows he passed, knowing what they had in store for him.

when he looks up, he adjusts his glasses with a bit of glare from the artificial light in the cave, approaching quietly, but cautiously. ) Smashing it won't help, but I'm sure you know that already.

Still. ( another small push of his rims on his face. ) Leaving it in tact at least means just one vision instead of the dozens the shards would probably show.