He talks because if he stops, Neil thinks he might sob. The man continues eating because other people worry. ED-E speaks of Dogmeat in present tense, mentioning Rex (maybe), and Neil looks at the eyebot with veiled emotion.

"Kinda sad, that," he comments quietly. "But I guess you can't expect two male dogs to act friendly. Not for awhile, anyway." Territorial stuff, he supposes.

His sight moves over to the horizon, to the near blinding Strip. "Is Alex doing okay?" he asks quietly.