"Ah - watch out, Mister Gale."

For her part, Kaori was trying her best to deal with her own issues - mostly by distraction when she could have a chance when not trying to self-isolate. Isolating almost felt worse by comparison, so finding the right sort of familiar face seemed almost comforting. Almost, if her mind's eye hadn't given her the vision of him being absorbed into the sort of blackened whirlpool they'd encountered some time back, and moving forward to steady him out of reflex.