It's okay. I'm fine. [ Bold words, but he can be assured that at very least she'll get over it. She never stays unhappy for long. Case in point, for looking at the silver lining: ] If anything I should be thanking you. This is what you call... loneliness? [ Wait, no. ] Heartache? [ More appropriate. She then continues to explain, smiling: ] A shinki is supposed to remind a god what it is to be human, and those two emotions are very human. And so, I'll be more careful in the future.

[ Alcohol is an interesting thing, she concludes. Whenever she's drunk before, it's always been happy or light hearted or fun. This is perhaps the first time she's ever had some sake and the flavor has been bittersweet. She places her hands behind her, leaning back and looking upward. ] Jae-ha, Jae-ha... the man who wants to be free and to fly. I wonder, is your heart guarded because of that?

[ She chides playfully, shaking her head. Maybe he simply won't ever settle down, what with that penchant for freedom. But she hopes that's not the case, she hopes he finds happiness with someone. ]