...I didn't want to be alone either, when I got back. It's easier when you're not left alone with your thoughts.

[ he'll just. quietly shift a little closer to shoma, then. ]

At least we got the courtesy of a warning. [ damn. ] It sounded like you guys really got put through the wringer. Monsters and stuff...

[ pauses, because he knows shoma likes to keep to himself, mostly. kazuki doesn't want to press too hard after a day like today. but he has to ask. ]

...How are you feeling? And I don't mean just physically.