He angled his head at that. “I highly doubt you’re contagious. What is the point in avoiding them?”

Aidou wasn’t fooling himself; he knew he had no business telling anyone else how to manage their suffering or how to deal with their companions, but if Aigis was indeed set on making preparations, then addressing her friends was a step in that direction. It wasn’t like she was going to transform right there in the middle of town. If Aidou had feared that, their exchange that morning would’ve had a very different tone to it.

But the town’s bulletin board… yes, that was a stop he was also going to have to make. Aigis wasn’t the only person Aidou had wanted to track down.

In response to her comment about shopping, he gave a small shrug. “There’s not many useful things to take back, but good luck with that.”