That's very comforting. [ An even split down the middle whether or not he means that genuinely or with some skepticism. ] Thank you for saying so.

[ How blessed one must be to never worry about how crazy they look. Moving on! ]

...that aside, these all seem like new developments. What happened to your tethers?

[ This concern first. It's not as though he hasn't felt it himself, the way the once stabilizing bonds have been rocked off their axes by what he can only assume is one of Sleep's trials. In fact, it's why he looks the way he does, why Yuuto is one of scant few people he's allowed through his doors.

But the loss of tethers is cause for concern. ]