"You're going to catch a cold." Ty said, sounding more like a mother than an actual medical student, but he didn't stop Kira as he took off both of his shoes and kept walking. He had to wonder if he was watching some sort of strange break down, if Kira was on drugs, or if this was just some stage of dramatics he had never gotten to before. They'd been away from each other for a long time. Long enough for Ty to get perspective, maybe.

He nodded at Kira's answer, wanting to ask more about the tubes and bunkers, when he mentioned how long he'd been here, Ty's eyes widening in shock.

"A year? I just saw you-" He wanted to tell him that was impossible, he'd literally just saw him five minutes ago, that if this was a joke, he could let up. But Kira wasn't meeting his gaze, and Ty let that sink in, heavy as a stone. A whole year. While the village seemed like a fun exercise to Ty, it was probably the exact opposite for Kira. This place was stripped of everything that Kira enjoyed, and to be here a year-

"I'm sorry." He wasn't sure exactly what he was apologizing for, not being here or for treating this like a joke when it was rapidly becoming apparent it wasn't. Especially now that he was looking, really looking, he was seeing enough to distress him. "Is that from here?" He gestured vaguely by his ear, feeling sick. The scar looked old, and it was in a dangerous place.