Exhausted though he is, Ryo still startles when Thanatos abruptly disappears into starlight and a loud bell toll. He is never going to get used to that, is he.

But there's no time to dwell on it - they likely only have moments until Thanatos returns, and Ryo gently removes Lagos from his pocket and sets the companion on his lap. "Remember," he says quietly, "I can't understand him, only you. I need you to find out what's going on."

Lagos rattles an affirmative. Don't worry. He's got this.

Thanatos returns, walking across the gym, and Ryo is relieved to see Mort is with him - he'd honestly worried that Thanatos would forego fetching the mouse entirely. Lagos, on the other hand, gets right to work. Mort! What's going on with Thanatos? He's being weird and it's starting to scare Ryo!