[Inigo needs to find his breathing pattern again first. The airborne question will have to be put on hold.
Akutagawa’s back faces Inigo as he watches the heat and kettle work together, focusing mostly on the kettle for some grounding. When the question pings from him, the answer was abrupt and calm.]
I’m fine.
[People come and go. He told himself. This isn’t their home. He told himself. They have a mission to fulfill. He continues to recite this to himself.
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Akutagawa’s back faces Inigo as he watches the heat and kettle work together, focusing mostly on the kettle for some grounding. When the question pings from him, the answer was abrupt and calm.]
I’m fine.
[People come and go. He told himself.
This isn’t their home. He told himself.
They have a mission to fulfill. He continues to recite this to himself.
Then. What is this painful swell in his chest?]