Rin walked alongside her wordlessly, smiling gently despite the lack of innocence that clouded his mind, made him who he was. AREA:RAY had done things to his mind, had made him hard and bitter, but still there was that warmth that made him opposite to his brother. Shiki... held no warmth, it seemed, and an obsession to Akira... that must've been their only similarity, although Akira was a friend, not an obsession.

He listened as she spoke, moving to sit down on the bench. The smile turned into a frown as she tried to come up with a reason to leave. Shaking his head somewhat, though she had covered her face by now, the blonde decided to slide down the bench closer towards her, and do the first thing that came to mind.

Although he had not known Linali for long, he felt like he owed it to her. Gently, he put his arms around her in a hug, smiling but not so much as before. "It's all right, Linali-chan."