But not putting any down. If people have to live here, they may as well have some solid foundation of connections they can build more on. [Rather than running around without any sort of base and only going through motions of survival. People were still appearing here, it wasn't just those already here to worry about.

Eyes rolled as he popped in another dumpling to chew and swallow down-]

Only thing funny about that is you assuming I think I can be loved.

[He'd given Kazuma a lighter answer when the kid poked in to how he felt, if he'd ever think about it, but it was far easier to be blunt now. The warmth and buzz of moonshine and it being Reaper.

Just took a deeper drink from the jar before he was passing it back to Reaper.]