[Now that... is so incredibly Aigis that Minato could almost laugh, if the situation wasn't so brutal. If her tears weren't still coming, and if she didn't sound so heartbroken.
Aigis... will always be Aigis, right? In a way, that's reassuring.
(In a way, he thinks that he did her a disservice by existing, by her tying her goals to him, by taking away from her a goal that she had finally decided on for herself.
He didn't mean to, of course, but the thought lingers heavily on his mind even so.)
Quietly, he huffs out a soft breath, and when he responds, it's calmly.]
Yes... I'm fine.
[As fine as one can be in a moment like this.]
I'm healthy... and I've been safe.
[Ish. As safe as one can be in this place. Either way, whatever he can think of to reassure her that what was happening back home to him... it's not a problem here.
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Aigis... will always be Aigis, right? In a way, that's reassuring.
(In a way, he thinks that he did her a disservice by existing, by her tying her goals to him, by taking away from her a goal that she had finally decided on for herself.
He didn't mean to, of course, but the thought lingers heavily on his mind even so.)
Quietly, he huffs out a soft breath, and when he responds, it's calmly.]
Yes... I'm fine.
[As fine as one can be in a moment like this.]
I'm healthy... and I've been safe.
[Ish. As safe as one can be in this place. Either way, whatever he can think of to reassure her that what was happening back home to him... it's not a problem here.
(It's already happened.)]
So you don't have to worry about that.