"Perhaps. Too many of us go mad with grief or jealousy or anything else before we ever make the choice when we should and end up becoming terrible, vengeful things. I myself am grateful for the changes in my life that have opened new avenues. I know many others have suffered great loss, but I do try to keep an optimistic mind about things. Since there are obviously survivors from the same and similar worlds, there is ever the opportunity for others to heal in the future when we encounter and rescue those close to them."

He nodded slowly, still hoping against the odds that Kaoru might find his brother, or Rin any of her family or anyone finding those they had been close to.

"And you? What have you been building?" he asked, changing the subject to something with a little more levity.