[For a moment, Itsuki's expression is completely blank with shock, the gaze in his eyes wide and uncomprehending -- before it finally filters in, Vax's words, his offer. All of it reaching him, despite the distance he's felt since he woke up this morning and saw the empty futon.

he swallows the plea before it can escape his throat, his eyes brimming. Instead, he reaches for something else, voice husky]

...Thank you. I... thank you.

[for this offer, but most of all, for this kindness]

But... [he doesn't even want to say it, he wants to say yes so badly, but... his fingers clutch onto the phone in his pocket] Last night... Mete-chan said she wanted to talk to Bass -- she wanted to tell him that she was sorry. I...

[god, he wants to see Meteion too,]

...She should see him. And Bass too, he should get to hear from her.