"Probably for the better," Niikura said gravely. "And nah, ya didn't hurt anyone--at least, no one that I saw." It was funny, because it seemed like the bird had spent most of its time targeting him...

He winced when she brought up what she did remember. He hadn't expected any of it to sound pleasant, but just thinking about cages and screaming and pain, he couldn't find any way to make it all seem better. "Wish I could take all those memories for ya," Niikura said with a sigh, "'cause I could take them. Just...try not to think too much about it all for me, okay? You're here now, same as usual--well, mostly."