[A lengthy pause follows the start of the transmission; a soft clack as the communicator is set down, then the shift of fabric, his arms folded beneath his head. His tone is almost (surprisingly) casual.]
...I never thought I'd say this but, for the first time since I arrived, it actually feels decent enough here. The pain in my head is gone, for now.
If and when there's a next time, I guess I can do what I can to fight. Not that my gun will do much good, here.
[private to self] Yuuki. She's...
[He pauses, then exhales after another moment. A half-hearted, almost bitter laugh.]
...here. She's actually here now, and I- ... The way she felt before I got here. Both of them. So disgusting... I can't just accept all of this. But at least, I think, while she's here... damned as here is, if I'm actually to believe Kuran's words, it's one single place where Rido can't get to her. So I guess I'll have to accept that part. For now.
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