[A nod; though the way Ryoji refers to it is a bit odd? "The text"? Not "the text to you" or--

...hm.]

Alright. I'll see what I can do, then. You shouldn't be speaking for at least a few days anyway.

[Mental list of who to contact, mental liiiist--Ah, he should make sure Red and Dave and Namine are alright as well. And Natalia...

...distracted, yes. He blinks down at the bloody washcloth and washes it in the warm water, the water a mix of blue and black, a very, very muddy, dark blue.]

...I'm sorry, Ryoji-kun.

[That he couldn't be there for him; that he couldn't help more.]

But we'll...get through this.