...I remember it had a thousand names. And it was very lonely. It only wanted to ease its pain with connection but all it could do is consume.

[Kaworu inclines his head into his arms. There's a few stray tears that fall from his eyes and are pulled up into the tide like crystals instead of just disappearing into the sea as they should. Kaworu himself isn't even sure if the tears are his own or caused by feelings that belonged to someone else.]