[He might need him to be a crutch later, but for now he can walk the few steps to cover the remains of the body with his jacket. Even if this was a nightmare, it was the least he wanted to do - even if the the body was disappearing with the steam. It was a gesture. An important one.

Jean turns to look at Junpei again. He's never seen this guy before, but they got new people every month. But... it sounded like he had never been in Avalon proper before. Did they get newcomers straight to this cave? With the calamity coming closer last month, he wouldn't be surprised if things got messed up.]

Yeah. We're in Queen Mab's cavern, trying to fix magic. This place ... brings out your nightmares or desires.

[His luck just happened to be nightmares, because of course it was.]

So anything that happens here is likely not real... but it doesn't make this any better.


[Real or not, he can't stand the thought of Mikasa dying. Twice, now, but he didn't fault this guy for finishing the monster off.]