[he hums, seeing that advantage, yes, and then, when Akechi explains, exhales a breath of a laugh. it's a weak sound, a tired one, but it's all he has, right now. it also seemed less likely to end in a coughing fit, and it didn't. yay, him]

Well, that's horrific. [a beat] It also tracks with some of the things I'd been hearing otherwise. [now, at least, he has a name for it -- and an idea, maybe, of where the Void pulled the idea from. thanks, Japan]

From what I understand, though, there's hope for fixing all of this.