[@FamishedPants]

I won't lie. I did it more or less because my mindset was "we COULD go with the him dying route and resetting again, but then again, 1. Ease needs to get his daily beating 2. Having an awkward situation where Kyle is fine but Ease gets fucked up is something I like and 3. I LOVE SUBVERTING EXPECTATIONS!"

Though if I had to justify the decision a bit, my character went all instinct mode when he saw Kyle jump and Kyle had Earth clothes to defend him against a sword. Pretty much the only way I can justify besides of course "He didn't know you could reset and HE didn't know YOU could reset."