I'll explain that to everyone later, it concerns a... vision I saw of Watanuki. Shadow knows about some of it already.

[Natsuno doesn't push. Good, that's the only kind of contact he can stand right now. He doesn't want people fretting or trying to give him a pep talk. At this moment, he wants fangs and that merciful, warm oblivion they bring.]

I won't make a habit of this, I promise. I just need it tonight. That was... it was awful.

[Damn, his voice cracked a bit. It's only from his earlier shouting, nothing more.]

I don't suppose I could convince you to take from my neck this time, so your venom is closer to my brain? It might hit me faster that way.