[Majima blinked at those words. They were...genuinely heartfelt. He could hear it in the man's voice. He was suddenly struck with the urge to laugh at the absurdity of it all. And, well, this wasn't Sagawa in front of him or anyone who mattered in such a manner--he let the unexpected reaction escape, laughing in the face of this would-be brother. It felt good to just be him for two seconds instead of the composed demeanor he put on in the face of hardship.

He leaned his head back against the wall behind him and closed his eye.]

Yer a strange one, Kiryu-san. Why are you down here in the dungeon anyway? Aren't you one of the successes? No reason to be down here with the failures.