[ ryo watches dextera's thumb move along his arm and there's a brief silence as he considers how he wants to respond. ]

...You sound like you never got over being separated from your brother and now want to fill the void by merging with God.

[ it's one thing to reminisce about the past—he does it often, thinking about his shared childhood with akira—but this? it's a little pathetic, honestly. the past is in the past, you have to move on with your life at some point. ]