[ So much of his own journey revolved around the avoidance of death. Stopping further murders, figuring out the mystery behind the murders that had already taken place, and in the end, saving all of humanity from being dragged into the fog, turned into Shadows and warped into their own basest instincts... everything he and his friends had done was to prevent death. It's strange and awful to come so close to death so much, and he will never be accustomed to it.

They have such different perspectives. Which isn't a bad thing at all. Just strange.

Yu lets her fingers anchor him, his smile twitching up into something more real and just a little disbelieving when she explains. ]

That was kind of them. I wish the cost hadn't been so high, but I'm glad you and Yuri-san were able to do something to help them.

[ His head is really starting to hurt. Yu glances away briefly, giving it a single shake, before focusing on Rei again. ]

Since you already know... did Merlin talk to you already?

[ Given Hyoubu's take on everything, he thinks it a lot more likely that Merlin would have spoken to Rei first, though he doesn't actually know how close the two are. ]