[There's a quiet look of relief at the change of topic (though Ahito and Mika already got his answer for what is most immediately on his mind).]

Mmm...

[There's a lot he could fill in the blanks with here, but... he'll lower his voice for Ginger.]

The longer we're here, the more I can feel my connection with Barbatos weakening. I'm worried that it's going to snap completely if we run out of time.