Devero catches up against the sutra with a grunt, not falling on his ass only because it's wrapped all the way around him. He realizes immediately that it's the sutra, but he fights against the restraint regardless. His brain refuses to believe that something that's just paper could be locked so solidly around him.

But it's not just paper, and he can't get it to budge off of his hips. He's trapped, and boy if that doesn't dump just that much more adrenaline and cortisol into his system. (Somewhere at the end of the cabin, his Interface starts to have a little electronic fit.)

He twists around to face Koumyou, and there's naked fear on his face. But despite that, he-- laughs? "No, n-no no no, of course not," he says, unable to control the words falling out of his mouth. "Not as long as I follow the rules!"

Rust and ruin, talking to anyone about this is without her explicit permission is against his rules too. He's going to be in so much trouble.