Soo-won wordlessly took the coffee, though he didn't drink yet. There was a strange intimacy to the moment, and he could hear in Kuranosuke's voice that note of concern that so seldom surfaced for the people he spoke with.

"A little sometimes... But there are things I want to do. Being myself would be akin to shooting myself in the foot. I can bear it for that."

He allowed a pause, taking a sip of the coffee.

"I wonder about you as well. To live without guise makes for easier interaction, but do you never long for a richer social life?" Not that he was really one to talk on that point. He had almost no one close to him either.