"It was agony at points. So many people who look like you, but they lived different lives. They weren't you." He heaves another big sigh, popping a piece of takoyaki into his mouth. "But that's all changed. Now that you're here, I do think I'll be able to rest easier. ...Though Raven wasn't wrong when he said I was 'hopeless.'"

Ah, there's some self-deprecating laughter. "I've been struggling with insomnia. It's been a while since that last happened."