[Mutual respect because they can't have dignity, not in this magnificent trashscape. He tries not to make a face as Kuroh advances; it's disgusting enough being here without seeing him sink into the refuse at all.

At least he can count on him paying attention. If nothing else, he knows that Kuroh is at least reliable enough for this much.]

This iteration is new. [New and disgusting, he clicks his tongue, then regrets it because that just makes him taste the air more.] It's different every time... the type of place we end up in. There's always some vague, meaningless goal they're trying to accomplish, but all that ends up happening is a lot of confusion and frustration for everyone else.

[And he is definitely not clicking his teeth again, but only barely, while thinking about being made to shear sheep on a previous ViViD visit.]