Yeah.

[ It's probably not that uncommon. He knows he's not the only one who'd made it to Aldrip after meeting their demise. Kotone and Shinjiro are proof of that.

Minato goes quiet again. He sets the sake glass down with a pensive frown. Even though he might not have anything to lose, he's not sure it really makes a difference in this case. Does it really matter if he's not sure where to start? ]

...I've never thought about it before.

[ It's tough when there isn't anyone who can give him an answer. ]

I don't --

[ Don't know how, is what he'd like to say. They don't make it past his lips, not when he's left wondering if it sounds pathetic to someone so sure of himself, even if that strength is drawn from the people around him.

Hadn't Manjiro told him to speak his mind though? ]

I don't... know. ...I'll have to figure that out on my own though.

[ Manjiro, look at him; he's got smoke coming out of his skull... ]