"And that would be why I wanted to go into it with my eyes open, as much as possible. Better than being caught off guard by it. Who else did you pick up?" Normally he wouldn't ask, but denying the curiosity's there would be a little silly.

"...Ah." It's an endgame that makes sense, all things considered, but Naoki's still quiet for a while. "Not the sort of end where we forget it even happened, I hope."