"You know I won't." Jade of all people knows that instincts or no, Asch isn't the sort of blade who considers a driver and a resonance to be something sacred and untouchable. Their blackest sins are the same, after all. "But you need it more right now."

So, don't be stupid.

And he can feel that strangled feeling and - "Don't," Asch says quietly, because apparently they're doing this. "Don't fake it for my sake." The things he has issues with - feeling constantly watched and not knowing if the emotions Van showed to him were ever really real - Jade stifling his end of the emotional bleed might be well intended but it isn't going to help either of those.

But then he lets the conversation move on, with a tired sigh. "Yeah. I came over here as soon as I came around."