[Though there isn't much anyone can do, the back rubs are appreciated, and feeling the warmth of her hand on his skin is better than the cold emptiness of whatever it was that he'd just encountered within himself. Ajax shudders involuntarily as he reflects back on what just happened, sighing heavily as he tries to compose himself in the light of his new reality. The question helps to bring him out of reliving the sensation of something skittering and crawling through his veins, focusing back on that moment when he'd summoned that dark power.]

...Yeah. I remember I saw it grab you, and I knew I needed to do something. It was like this unbridled rage I felt inside of me when it hurt you, and my arm just transformed without me even thinking about it to save you.

[He lets out a disappointed sigh- he doesn't want to have to put Yoimiya in a situation like that again just to access that power. And, he's not sure if he wants to use it...not if it gives that thing inside him a foothold.]

I didn't feel that presence inside of me then, but maybe it was because the act of using the power brought it to the surface? Maybe it was already in control of me when it happened...

[But if that was the case, why would it try to save Yoimiya? The feeling he got from it was cold and dark, yet his emotions went haywire with rage to keep her from getting hurt. Confusion lines his expression, clearly conflicted about what to do and how to deal with this new presence inside of his body.]