[ The words wash over him as everything else does these days. It's difficult to be affected by much when the worst has come to pass and must be lived with and looked in the eye every single day. ]

Demi-Fiend gave you worms? He ought to see a doctor about that...

[ Idle, teasing jokes. Maruki tucks his hands into his pockets, looks over at her as they pick their way through the woods. ]

I'm not sure you'd be able to do anything about this even if you had been around, BB-san. Vaeros' tantrums are outside of our control.