[Intruders, that was his thought, something trained in him for so long it's more instinct than anything. Information, an afterthought, because they might know more than them.

He only snaps out of it when he hears Chrono's voice, the single-minded focus brief due to having just started out. Lucky, really, because he might have forgotten him entirely otherwise. He doesn't stop, but he visibly slows down as he turns to look at Chrono, as if realizing what he did wrong.]

Ah! Sorry. When they started running, I just reacted. I did not mean to run off without you.

[So they were meant to run together...]

...? What else would they be, if not human?