[Well ... yes. Near's analysis is correct, and Mello can feel his face burn hot for a moment. Before today, he might have snapped something nasty in return, maybe even walked off by this point. But he is trying to understand Near. He wants to understand.]

There wasn't really anything left for me to learn there, Near. And anyway, put yourself in my shoes, since you have all this experience with being other people. [It's not said as nastily as he could say it, all things considered.] Would you really expect me to stick around after losing that much?