Ichiro didn't say anything himself? Hah... [Yeah, that tracks. Rei huffs out a humorless laugh as he lights his cigarette. Might as well be dead to that brat.] He always did have his own ideas about it.

[Rei takes a slow drag, relishing in the pause it gives him. This was always going to come out sooner or later... but it's a bit of a pain that it happened here in Avalon, given that they have no idea how long it will take to get back home. He was counting on it coming out close enough to the division battle that Rosho and Sasara would have to keep him on the team even if they hated him. Now...

"How come?"......]

...Doesn't matter. It won't change anything.

[It's almost tempting to explain himself (which in itself if a thorn in his side-- ugh, sentimentality), but he won't. Not earlier, to his youngest son. Not now, to his teammate. Not ever.]

So, Sasara-kun. [His eyes dart back to Sasara, darkly appraising.] What will you do with that, I wonder?

[If he needs to recalibrate his plans because Dotsuitare Hompo is now a team of two... he'd like to know, thank you.]