"But—that doesn't mean it always will, does it?" Feeling around the edges of the thought, he experiments with his curiosity; it feels as precipitous as ever, even if the sentiment is what Ren has in the past called conformist.

"Things can change. And there's a delay, as when that other Ren blew up Shinjuku. What if someone else wants"—he glances into the bag—"curry pan?"