[ Ryoji quiets, thinking back on the handful of times he was most lucid. It's hard, but there are a few things he can single out: fear makes him withdraw into himself, trusting Thanatos' strength over his own. But there are other emotions too, and those are what drives him. ]

I think... I was most me right before I almost killed Yato, but I couldn't let him die. When Yu broke my heart, gathered it up in his arms, and I loved him. I felt so human.