( try not to drown, shinsaku. )

Let's see you stand first. And then, ... you can take me to my room. Okay?

( he says it sweetly, almost like a whisper. it shouldn't be hard to hear, what with the ears they had now. )

You understand what I'm getting at... don't you?

( an attempt to jolt rinne out of this situation. he can keep what's left of his calm long enough for that. )