"Couldn't tell that I was, either. And turns out I wasn't, unless I'd just... I dunno, stayed out there forever. Which I was never planning to do."

Ginko keeps scowling at his cup before downing the rest of its contents. He coughs a bit at the sharp burn of it - definitely stronger than anything he's used to - before speaking up again. "Tanyuu knows. Don't think she likes it, but she knows I'm not gonna die all that easily. I've lived this long, after all."

He snorts and rests his chin in his hand. "That, I won't argue with."