[He leads an unhealthy lifestyle in any world, and Luceti is no exception. Lupin stares at Smoker for a beat longer as his words sink in, fully comprehending the deeper meaning of the phrase. He's never seen Smoker actually tell someone to hold off for a while, not like this, in all of his six months training with a man. Little more than a week had passed since he returned to the enclosure, and the concern that everyone was showing had him worried that he was slacking in his own skills. Had he really become that readable and well known to the general population?

It was too much to think about that night. Sighing, Lupin flops back into Zenigata's old couch. It was a comfort, even if it was only temporary.]

Everyone's telling me that, and I don't do sitting still very well. Even though Luke's been helping me with meditation and Adele's been helping me rethink how I walk, it's not going to be quite enough.

...I promised Keimi-chan that I'd work on learning magic from the spirits here with her. It will give us both something, but we'll have to see where that goes. There isn't much else that I have going right now either, Smoker.

I can start any time.