[ cad is so good. he taps his hands against the side of the cup for a moment, thoughtful. ]

....'m okay. [ no petals, though he does look a little uncomfortable for a moment. ] Worried about 'meric and Bass, but.

[ there's another pause. thoughtful. ]

...Knowing the others're - around makes it harder to be upset, really. You know? Death is... death's weird, here. We've known that, but it's especially weird right now.