[And out of everything, that's the thing that makes him feel better. He fully relaxes after that, unable to stop the small smile flitting across his features as he mulls over those words. Most importantly he believes her when she says all of that, knowing it to be true based on how he's always felt about Ruby.]

Then I hope I get to be with her for a long time to really see it. [He can admit that much.] ....thanks, Rei. [He can't help but laugh slightly.] Why is it that somehow you make this stuff make sense? [Not so much make sense, but rather how she can phrase it so it sits well with him. It's a talent, he thinks.]