Norm would be the first to admit that he's a sociopath, inasmuch as he generally considers the rest of humanity to be a bunch of yammering imbeciles, completely undeserving of his time; but deep beneath the cynicism and general assholery he is still a human being, and he can't help but feel some sympathy for the kid.<br/><br/>"Hey," he says, softly.  "I'm really sorry, Bran. "  He shuffles his feet, feeling awkward, and scratches the back of his head in a nervous manner.    An absurd thought pops into his head, some futile bit of pointless encouragement.  Well, why the hell not?  "Look...don't lose hope.  If Honer's can disappear overnight, then maybe we can find it and get it back.  And if we can get it back..."  he shrugs, figuring the lad's smart enough to see what he's getting at.