[ ... What a foolish little girl. Did she really think it was that easy? He wonders if she wasn't the sort who'd end up attached to a Chain and dragged down into the Abyss... "I'll be fine" is the stupid attitude Oz developed. And now... now what? Where does this leave them all? What should he do? Should he keep trying to gather as much information as he can...? He needs a goal. But at least Tohko has some amount of conviction, and courage. And she won't just hide behind an excuse. That is enough for him, at least, to not outright dislike her. ]

You really are an idiot. Opening yourself to that kind of thing... I can only hope they do not break you in the end. However did you come to be so stubborn?

[ Pausing. ]

... And what will you do next? Having lofty goals is nice, but the immediate future is a larger concern. I imagine this is the calm before the storm... though I cannot say for sure what is going on with everyone else, as one cannot keep track of them all face to face.