[ Aoba laughs, a wary, strained sound that dies shortly after. A wild hallucination? He's had enough of those for a while. Preferably forever. ]

Huh? Pinch you?

[ Raising his eyes, he manages a small smile at Ronald. ] Ahaha... funny, I was just about to ask you the same thing.

[ But he raises his hand, fingers going into a pinch-ready position. ]

Okay, I'll pinch you and you pinch m-- no, wait, if you wake up, that'll be bad for me. Let's pinch each other on the count of three.