Someone had to fill up the silence. The others had left, going off to do various things, and leaving Kei and Sho alone together for long stretches of time. While going out and seeing all the things and doing even more had it's appeal, Sho found himself in the company of his friend more often and not. Since Kei was always quiet and since that quiet sometimes was heavy, Sho felt he just had to talk. Ask Kei things about what he'd seen over the years, ask for advice, ask for stories, it just didn't matter. He talked and sometimes Kei would answer.

He took the cigarette and played with it before putting it between his lips, smiling a little at the image that conjured up in his head. Sho could just picture the moments of sheer panicking when he realized he had been standing under the sun. His smile faded though and he took a final drag to the cigarette before holding it out to Kei.

"What do you think of all this?"