[ It's not so much the death itself that he's afraid of as much as the inability to finish off his 'duty' before it. He can't exactly be at ease exactly because he has an objective.

Thing is now, though, he's not too sure of how much he trusts Arisato at this point. Arisato's a friend, for sure, but he also realises that he doesn't know much about him yet. It's like he's always silently observing, and while it's not exactly unsettling, Mondo doesn't really want to jump into things. Not right now. He's not ready. ]

I can't say it now. But 's nothin' groundbreakin', I don't think. It's just. I can't control it, so it's hard.

[ He sighs roughly. ]

Sorry. I'll tell you eventually.