[ Their sides brush and they freeze just a bit, mostly of a bit more surprise but, just a little bit they lean against him. It's light, giving him the room to move away if he decides to. ]

..I can understand that. [ It's said a bit distantly, peering down at the tea, slowly shifting the cup in their hand. It was how it was for them, after all. The difference with them is they were a thread thinning to snap the more they lost. ] The letters help but.. not completely.

[ Their head lifts, looking over when that he inquires about them and they just.. quickly look away. ]

I'm fine. [ Which is very much a lie, as their brows furrow a little even if they smile. (can only ever follow, wherever the Universe leads) ] It would've been better if I could've just.. ended everything much sooner.