[And he seemed to relax a bit... Temari was okay, Ryuutaro was okay... his boss was strong. He would be alright... he just needed to go over this whole incident with him. He broke his promise after all.]

Boss is okay... he's always okay...

[He mutters this almost as an assurance to himself... then looks back up to Temari... she didn't answer how she had fared. Obviously she ended up better off than he did but still...]

You made it through okay too though... right? I-I'm sorry I-I tried to call you and get us together... b-but th-that thing got me... and I had to protect Ryuutaro, and I... I...

[He bit his lip. He died. He didn't want to say that out loud again though]