[ The more time Kaito spends with Nina, the more he's starting to realize that she might be a detriment to his blood pressure. And they've only been talking for the better half of thirty minutes.

That's a joke, of course. Kaito's not afraid of a golden retriever in a dragon's body. No one can out-puppy his little brother!

...He misses Yukito. ]

Probably a few days, though it's possible you've been sleeping in your Shroud for the better part of a month. Some of us lay there for a long time before we're torn out.

[ Happy to play the straight man for her theatrics, the empath whips out an unassuming satchel and lobs it her way. It's actually quite weighty, and inside are the dried mangoes he promised—alongside some nuts and other dried fruits. Trail mix! ]

There you go. Don't eat it all at once, or you might make yourself sick.

[ A futile warning, he's sure. She's probably torn through the whole thing in the time it took for him to issue that warning. ]