<div class="floatright">(http://moe.animecharactersdatabase.com/images/dnangel/Dark_Mousy.jpg)</div><br/>Daichi just remained stoically silent as Aika gradually accepted the silent offer of comfort he had extended.  Even as she started sobbing against his chest, he simply wrapped his arms lightly around her back and held her in silence.  Words would be meaningless and unwelcome in such a state, so he just held her and comforted her by doing nothing more than being there for her until she was done.  No need for words of encouragement or clichéd mottos of hope since they would only serve to cheapen the moment.<br/><br/>Though it would have been easy enough to guess what Aika was doing, the sounds of her light sobbing was easily overwhelmed by the throaty rumbling of the diesel engine as the APC navigated its way through the city streets towards Rika's apartment.  When she finally regained enough composure to speak, Daichi shown her a warm smile as she thanked him for being there.  "Anytime."  He replied simply, seeing no need to make a big deal out of it.  From the way things were looking, they would all likely be needing to work past some inevitable emotional baggage in the near future.  In truth, having her in his arms helped him through his shaken state just as much as it had helped her.  With a heavy sigh, he was ready to venture forth into the hostile world once again should the need arise.<br/><br/><hr/><br/>The sight of Rika's lavishly decorated apartment caused Daichi's brow to rise in amazement.  For somebody who likely served in the military, it held a sort of refined elegance that he hadn't expected from the woman.  Both in taste and expense.  The decor in the first room they were led into made him realize she was in a pay grade much higher than your average grunt.  "Wow."  He said ponderously as the others began to take her offer to make themselves at home.  Daichi set his bow and quiver on one of the chairs in the middle of the room.  Though their physical burden was light, they only served as a constant reminder of the chaos happening all around them and he was eager for a short reprieve.<br/><br/>He couldn't help but feel a flash of irritation as that break was cut much too short when Shine returned to the main room intent on talking about business.  Of course he could see the reasoning behind establishing protocol and methods to secure the apartment, but he was just tired.  Not physically, but emotionally drained and he needed a few moments to reorganize his wary mind.  Plus, they had literally just walked into Rika's apartment and he was practically telling her what needed to be done.  He couldn't help but feel that was a little rude, but then again was there still such thing as manners when there was no society to establish them?  Either way, he was beginning to wonder how long it would take at this rate to grow tired of Shine's direct and forceful personality.  Regardless of his feelings towards the man, Daichi simply remained casually aloof and did what he could to relax for a spell.