[Haruka is quiet for a moment, looking at Xiao with a small frown. Guilt is eating at him, even if maybe it’s nothing he should feel guilty over. He’s causing a scene and maybe even putting himself in danger, inconveniencing everyone else on the island dealing with all of this madness together.

It just… It doesn’t feel real, and he doesn’t know how everyone else can be so calm about it.]

…Sorry.

[He takes a breath, letting it out through his nose.]

You don’t have to do that. You should be watching out for yourself, and I’m sure… protecting someone like me would be way too difficult.

[Does he even deserve to be protected? That would just cause Xiao so many problems, wouldn’t it?]