While the topic of Ren and this Akechi is depressing enough as is, he's a bit relieved he never went through something like that. Sleeping through a world going on without you, its his worst fears coming to life. "See it all depends on if he even wants to return. Some people make choices and the consequences can be..." he goes quiet, not really wanting to get to this topic now while he rubs the back of his head.

He needs to get out of here. Somehow. He doesn't know how but while these people can't escape their fate, he can and he will.

He has to.

Kira carefully gauges his reaction, his jaw setting as if he were stomaching his own laugh behind his own throat as he watches him suddenly fall. He's so...he's so surprised! It's a little adorable, being clearly reminded of how his Akechi's eyebrow would twitch a little when he would run into a typo in a crossword. He stays quiet, watching Dove stumble a little to try and stay polite with him. The corner of his lips twitch and while the other is still recommending to continue his education, the dam breaks.

The boy laughs, his body shaking as his arms wrap around his chest before one of them come to attend to his mouth- a tear slipping from his eyelash before he raises his chin to look at him. "Sorry, sorry, you're just-" his eyes practically close as he realizes this is one of the few times he truly got to laugh like this; now that he wasn't following a script where he knew how and when the joke landed or how to react to it after some point.

"You're just too cute." He offers him a bright grin. "And polite- I was fully expecting you to be concerned or judgemental."

He sighs as he slowly recovers from his fit. "But okay...sure I will give my school an eleventh chance then."

"Hm, let's see," he grips his chin in deep thought. "Would you be my advising model then? If I were to go for photography?"