[ Shrug. Sequencing was always something he sort of did so people would let him do things that were actually interesting. Or took some sort of thought beyond rote memorization of a pattern and then just sticking to it. ] Technically most of them are just following a mathematical principle or criterion to whatever degree you feel like doing math. Although a lot of the time it is just easier to memorize the numbers in sequence anyway.

[ Oh yay the thing he was playing with is finally worked itself into the right configuration. He totally doesn't look mildly surprised at all, but he does lean over and attach it to something, then glance at the screen again. And seriously, making people feel good isn't power. Making them feel bad is power, if anything, because it's not hard to go out and find something random to salve the pain - people are always looking for something to ameliorate their problems, and that's because people are always causing other people problems. Of course, you'll feel the best when you're getting that from another person, sure, but there are ways to get yourself through it until people as a whole are palatable again. It's just so much more often that it's people who create the issue, and objects that bridge the gap. ]