[ Blinks; taken off guard by that. But he feels like curling more in on himself. ]
Almost three weeks ago, some idiot suggested the replacements might not be safe. So many replacements, how could anyone know if they're all perfect... [ Feels his heart clench at the idea, even now. ]
The machine said there was nothing to worry about. But... there's no way to know, except to trust it.
If mine wasn't... [ Thickly ] Subaru wouldn't ever see it coming. [ He misses him. A day of having him here just made the lonliness even worse. ]