[It is hard not to lapse into more natural expressions with Kida. Mikado finds himself more at ease than he's been with anyone for years, and the realization shocks him a bit, though his composure doesn't slip enough to show his unease.]

[It feels like it would be very easy to act like someone he hasn't been in a long time, with Kida here.]

Ah... Things haven't really stopped being chaotic even after all this time, huh?

[He even smiles a little, and it's not a distant calm smile but a sad, bitter one. Too real.]

Nothing's really the same as you left it, but you don't look like you're the same either. I'm glad you're alive, though.

[Too genuine. It's disturbing to know he himself is being honest without ulterior motive.]