[She made a small sound that was almost like a groan. She leaned into his touch, his hand caressing just below her collarbone. She found that she was rather sensitive there so she made sure to let him know. She gathered her thoughts for a moment, keeping her movements soothing against his head and back. She could feel his heart rate increasing, and she was certain that is she moved her leg just slightly she'd be able to feel other physical reactions to her being so close.

With a sigh, she prepared to speak, removing her mouth from his neck just enough to be fully audible.]

You think they don't know that? It's not about them dying themselves, that's easy to come to terms with. But it's what happens to the people left behind.
It's almost naive to think that dying is that simple, it almost never is. And...Messiah...

[She shifted him away just enough so that she could look him in the eyes. All the while trying to avoid glancing at his lips as she spoke, her face still so close to his.]

I know it feels strange, since you're assigned to work with and depend on one person, but the reality is that you must. As long as you're here, Ariga-san is the one person who can save you.

And if you don't care about dying, and that's why you don't care if he saves you...then you won't care to save Ariga. And in that case, of course he's going to be upset, because you're basically sealing his death sentence.

[She stroked the side of his face, resting her hand in his hair again, giving him a gentle smile.]

Just try to understand. They just worry about everyone's lives but their own, really. It's the only thing that they have to hold on to.