I hate seeing them worry about me. [ He just says it outright because Souji is probably one of the few people here that actually understand the effect this damn disease can have on people. He hates being so powerless and weak. He'd always been called that in the past because of his robotic limbs and the imperfect body he was born with. This disease only added on to it now. ]

Maybe you're right. It might be better this way. [ It might help that they know of the pain and limitations of each other. He coughs again, looking around the party. ]

You haven't seen...the other Okita around, have you? [ Maybe if they kept in contact it wouldn't be a bad thing, really. ] Keeping in touch could...make it less painful, to be honest. Tuberculosis in my time and on my planet is a non-issue, it's got a vaccine and everything. But mine...it's not curable. So being the only with it... [ he doesn't say it but it's very lonely. ]