[Pettings! She nuzzles into his hand. Pettings are always good as long as fur isn't being pulled.]

It's when you see or hear something that's not really there. There's a lot of reasons why people have them, but they're not usually... good reasons.

[He strokes Yuko's side a bit, trying to think.]

I keep seeing and hearing my brother. But he's dead. I know he's dead. I... I killed him.

[His voice breaks a bit on the last sentence, and he tilts his head down. It's not something he's exactly proud of.]