[Maybe that is what's so impressive, at that: all the potential good to be done. And everyone here has already been saved, in a way. Even if they're asleep at the moment, they weren't lost. That's got to count for something.

Atsushi's eyes wander over the pods, a row of familiar faces. It's not complete, but then... that doesn't say anything, does it? This place is so big, he probably just hasn't found everyone yet.]

"Too much"... I suppose I can see that. But for me, not staying for a while feels worse. It's not as if I think my feelings will reach them [he doesn't explain who, but his eyes move over several of the pods in front of him] but... if I don't feel them at all, they're sure to miss.

[That, and he's a little too used to torturing himself, when others aren't doing it for him. It simply doesn't occur to him to spare himself the pain.]

Have you found anyone important to you?