"So I have a time bomb," he mused darkly. Something dangerous and uncontrollable - that seemed to define his ghost fairly well. Knowing that and having to acknowledge it as an extension of himself, that was. Frustrating. Considering how much the demi-human took pride in having self-control.

Eiji's expression fought against the grimace that tried to surface onto his features - not entirely succeeding - before he simply fell back to shoving more noodles into his mouth.

When he finished off the last ramen-y dregs from his cup, Eiji wiped his mouth again and glanced away. For a moment, looking like he was debating on what to say - with a tint of shame in his eyes. And while he tried to make the words as clinical as possible in tone, it wasn't hard to tell what emotion he was holding back.

"...I missed you. That's why my link with the ghost was stronger. We both... missed you." Heart and mind.