[Unbelievable, what she does to him. The plea catches in his throat, his chest, binding him to her with a slowly closing, almost painless knot--something that when complete, might feel whole.

He closes the distance between them himself, wrapping both arms around her, breathing out as they come together.]

Yes. Yes, if you want to--yeah. Stay. [He presses his nose into her hair.] Where--wherever I end up. Come with me.

[He and Akane will always be part of each other, two halves of one piece. But that doesn't mean connection--need, warmth, comfort, a touch, a breath, love--that wish, live, live--is lesser. He wants to reach out and bring Yuuri into his heart, keep her safe. Stay with me.]

Church invited us to... wherever he's from. A canyon in space. There's a war, but he seems to think we can handle it.

[Junpei's not exactly sure what grounds Church has to believe that, since what they do here has nothing to do with fighting the Covenant--except for the extreme hatred participating in the Airlocked franchise has bred towards an anonymous, faceless multitude of aliens. But he trusts Church.]

I'll never let anything hurt you, Yuuri. And I'm not... I'll never leave you behind.