[As far as he's concerned, Ren might be dead. He knows very well what's coming in her world, and he promised to be there, which he certainly can't do when he's stuck here. Of course there's the factor of time dilation, but he still can't trust that as far as he can throw it, and the space her absence left is just as intrinsically felt as Ichimatsu thinks.]

It-- it is as it always was. We should all be prepared to leave eventually, or to lose someone. It is only natural, to experience loss.

[It sounds almost scripted, like they're comfortable words instead of ones that are actually true. He feels something grip in his chest, a seizing not unlike being bound with rope, and knows what's happening more acutely than he did before. Still, this certainly isn't the place to have this conversation, and not with someone who didn't come to see him.]

Please, don't worry about me. It's... I'm coping.