[Mikasa is the solid rock he needs right now and a perfect comfort for him. Someone who could hold him steady and pet him to make him feel more comfortable. It was slowly working, even if he would likely be like this for a while.

But at least the had the rock from Avalon that would keep nightmares at bay.]

... some sort of a wisp. Or at least a monster that was... partially a wisp. I have never seen anything like that.

[Not that he saw much of the monster when Hijikata was already gone. It wasn't gory. There was no blood at all like back home. He was just gone in an instant. Yet it was powerful enough to bring out the memories that were always there, even if he didn't think about them actively.]

Mukuro and... Todoroki are going to the yard... to wait for him. I can't.