Confusion writes itself all over Kaeya's face, as if he can't quite make sense of what Emet-Selch just said. He wants to say that he has been busy, that he has been dutifully sharing how wonderful it feels to just simply let go — to be at peace with the contagion that continues to sink its claws deep.

Even now, the Innocence whispers to him, encouraging him to show the other man just how much better it is to forget about all your worries.

"Of course not," he says with a lazy shrug. "I've helped so many since we last spoke together. I'm not so... unreliable..."

His voice trails off again, staring at something that isn't there. "Did you hear that?"