[Automatically, Kaoru's hand rises to meet Chizuru's when she winds her fingers through her hair in that familiar gesture. A small part of him almost wishes that he didn't understand why it's so familiar now, but what's done is done. He won't allow himself to get caught and delayed on such a trivial thing when there are bigger dangers ahead.

But when she says that, his expression drops sharply into something harsh but clearly concerned.]

Something like that is way too dangerous. The Producers have control over everything in that game, so life and death is as simple as flicking a switch for them. Even though we're still under their thumb here, dying would be a deviation from their plans. [A sharp shake of his head. His brow furrows a little. This train of thought is a very, very poor one and he's marginally concerned about what a slippery slope it could become.]

We can't risk it. If we're wrong...