[ Touma covers his eyes further, avoiding looking up at the woman who has been one of his longest running friends while he was here. She knows two of his biggest secrets, they have both had their share of problems while trapped in the prison, and yet he feels sometimes she doesn't know him at all. That's why she can ask so calmly about something that shakes him to his very core. ]
Do you think... Do you think it's possible to live a certain way, for someone's sake, even if they're not around? [ Sure, there is no guarantee Index will never show up. It's not like she hasn't committed her share of "crimes", after all. Gluttony might be up there. Harboring a stray cat in a school dorm against several reminders that it is against the rules. Then there's the biting -- so much pain inflicted, there... ] Some days I feel like there's no point.