[Veidt finishes shaking loose tea into the pot, nodding as Nelly talks. At least he has some understanding of the concepts, which makes things easier-- or, maybe, more difficult.

He drops back into his chair while waiting for the water to heat up.]

Boundaries. [Veidt nods again.] That's good. So, then [and he fixes Nelly with that intense Look again, there's no help for it] ...did Mr. Muller ask you about your boundaries, and how to recognize when you'd reached them, before all of this happened?