[ Where to begin? Minato nods but falls silent as he considers how to describe this particular friend. ]

He's someone who wasn't human, but loves humans too.

[ Perhaps it's no wonder that Death would be in love with life. Without one, the other cannot exist. ]

Someone who wants to experience all that the world has to offer. ...maybe if he had the choice, he'd choose to be a human too.

[ Minato folds his hands in his lap as he contemplates this. Ryoji seemed to truly enjoy and treasure his time spent as a student, even if getting a little too excited about exploring all that humanity had to offer landed him in trouble. ]

Maybe that's... why he's here too.

[ After all, Minato's always been a firm believer that everything must happen for a particular reason. ]