[ Water, yes. Damn, Chikusa really thought of everything, didn't he? All Gojyo brought was rope and lighter fluid. He hates to admit it, but that's one point for Team Deadpan. And then he takes stock of the way Ken and Chikusa mirror each other to support Hakkai, and he's forced to add a couple more points to their tally. Hakkai really doesn't need him as a shinki, does he? Not with those two. What did he do, to save Hakkai? He squished a bug and opened a bottle of water, whoopdie-doo. ]

Don't worry about it. Here.

[ He hands the opened bottle to Ken, since he's slightly closer, and takes a step back. There's other people working at freeing the other captives, but there's a lot of other captives. Some of them probably need help, right?

He meets Chikusa's eye, briefly. He can't hold it. ]

If you've got him, then I should... [ His voice trails off, but his intent should be clear as he glances back over his shoulder. They might all be puppets running around with stolen memories, but they're still people. Nobody deserves to suffer like this. ]