He should've known to expect her, because even though he's exhausted and the thought of using his powers is the last thing on his mind, the energy still swells like he could. He salutes Blue with his glass, snorting as she talks about surviving it.

"If dear Alex had found his shoes on time, we would've been safely tucked up on Kagura instead of in the chaos, but then he had to go and play hero," he says, with no bitterness at all, and only a deep well of fondness in his voice and eyes.

"That a normal thing, then?"