Suichi felt like he heard something he wasn't supposed to when Kasumi responded to Reika's question. This had been the first he heard about her brother. He didn't even know that she had one. He nervously sipped out of his coffee hoping to fade into the background or something. The omelette arrived and he decided to dig in. "Itadakimasu." He noticed that Reika didn't seem sure what to do with it and showed her by slicing into the meal with his fork and putting a bite into his mouth. Whisker batted at the fork, but Suichi was so focused on Reika and Kasumi that he hardly payed any attention to the fat cat. Suichi started as Reika showed the second time she had ever shown emotion. First he had seen her confusion from the other day, and now this frustration. Whisker swished her tail back and forth anticipating action. He listened to Reika's words with a worried expression. He wanted dearly to help her understand, but he had no idea how difficult it would be. He remembered how terrifying her Angel was and his heartbeat accelerated. He became more and more aware of the public setting they were in. He took notice of how she hadn't really listened to Kasumi's answer. He felt like he was sinking... sinking.... then came that calm. Before he knew it his fear had transformed into his pushed-into-a-corner state. Maybe some day he could figure out how to control it. He made his expression neutral and looked right at Reika's eyes. He had to think of something quick, something to help her understand. Realization glistened in his eyes as he quickly figured it out. "Reika, you kill to end suffering, but what if that creates more suffering? Even the worst person on earth has a family and that chance of someone suffering if they departed this world before their right time. Their friends suffer." He remembered how Father looked when he asked about Mother which brought a tear to his eye. "Reika it's true that humans all die. However, you couldn't be more wrong about ending suffering by killing people. The difference between a death due to old age and a death due to killing someone is the old person got to live a whole life and can rest in peace in the hearts of their loved ones. Killing someone stops all the good that they could have done in the future and makes a hole in the lives of their loved ones that can never be replaced." He basically said the same thing that Kasumi said, maybe this wasn't enough. Maybe this wasn't the right way to go about it. He had to think of something. The right words were out there. The right actions. He hated how morbid she was. He wanted to change that. He wanted her to be able to live her fullest as a good person and not a killing machine. "How they died makes all the difference. Life is precious, that is why it matters, and that is why we would rather not die." Suddenly another idea popped into his head and he physically turned to face Reika. "I am more than willing to show you the beauty of life over the dreariness of death." He was beginning to calm down a bit at he had been speaking, so he blushed a bit as he spoke that last cheesy line. He still was amazed at the things he could do and say while in his heightened state. He couldn't let himself give into embarrassment now. He extended to her his hand. "Stay with me. I'll show you how to live. Take a break from death." He smiled at her as brightly as possible. He wanted to show this monotone Spirit a more colorful path. He didn't want to quit. Reika's display of frustration only made him want to help her more. He wanted to make things clear. -------------------------------------- Kyoko was amazed by how easy it was to break through Chou's territory. It was like hitting a window with a hammer. She noticed that she had actually hit Chou and hesitated. Just a scratch fortunately. Her opponent quickly moved in an attempt to get superior positioning. Even with 's superior speed and power, that hesitation had been enough for Chou to get behind Kyoko and bring up her Murakumo. Kyoko grinned. She knew she had lost. That hesitation had cost her the fight, but she felt glad that Chou wasn't seriously injured. She turned off her weapons. "Good fight. Smart moves, this is your win." She looked over her shoulder at Chou with that grin still on her face. "Even if it's a scratch you should get that checked." She imagined Kenji would be livid over her surrender, but her comrades were more important to her than that man. She felt that she had a good enough feel for that it should definitely be brought into service anyways.