[He can sympathize with the frustration of invasive, uncharacteristic thoughts, and he can't help but worry for her. It's that moment that snaps him enough to want to throw away all the guilt, the shame, the fear that lingered after he had tried to hurt all of them. Nevermind that he had no control of his actions, nevermind that trying to "mercy kill" under the Zodiac effect was better than being a murderer by choice. That doesn't matter, not to him. There are days when he feels like he is doing so much more on his own, without the fights or the jokes or the things one just has to accept in the SSS. Sometimes that very thing that helps him focus -- that isolation -- makes it so much harder to keep a distance from them.

And then there are days like this, when one of them will do something to make him sick with worry and he should do something even when he's powerless, even if all he can do is say "I'll do my best" and assure them--]

Yuri.

[He breathes in, speaking up. He's short with her, yes, and sounds tired, but he'll be honest.]

It's not just you. This is happening to a few people, it seems like another event. I'm trying to find out more about it, but it shouldn't last for long if I'm right. [But that's honestly all he has to offer.]