John nods and is quiet at first, knowing they're sharing a lot of information with each other, even in the vague and still slightly coded way they're going about it.

"I think it's turning out we have even more in common than we might have initially realized," he says after a moment and gives Nikita a small smile. These things they have in common aren't pleasant, he wouldn't wish his experiences on anyone, but as always, it's nice to be reminded even in this he's not entirely alone.