He hesitated. He could not imagine he would be calmer, or gain any new perspective any time soon. He was a monster. No matter how he tried to fight it. But...

he gave a small nod, wordlessly. The other... Alric... he said he would not avoid him, but... Kiyoshi had said similar, and he hadn't seen his roommate since... that day....

He closed his unintentionally expressive eyes.