( Mika scoffs. Not at Ginger, even if Ginger seems to deride himself, so much as— himself. The real, pathetic thing. )

All the time. It'd get worse every day. The only thing that kept it at bay was thinking about him.

( He's not ashamed of being Yuubrained!! But look where that got him. )

... Stupid how the only thing keeping me hooked to my humanity was the same person that gave me so much heartache.

( But better than nothing. Always better than nothing. Right? )

But I know he's fine without me, and we left off pretty final. So that's that.

( Yuu doesn't need him. Not the way Mika needed him; this, Mika firmly, perversely believes. )