There was a pause - in words, if not necessarily feeling. Through the tether, however, there came first shock, then guilt, followed by a more general self-consciousness.

"My apologies, Konoka. I had been... worried, to say the least, mostly due to not being near you as frequently."

There came a mental sigh. "And that is- not entirely fair to you, either. You have been faring well, here."

And it was 'just' a visit, at that!

"It is hard not to find it silly now that you point it out, but that does not stop the feeling from existing."