[The moment Kida crouches next to him, Ryoji immediately stops playing dead and looks up at him, smiling, still not bothering to move from the ground just yet.]

Is that how you'd act in front of a dying friend? I'm hurt. [Only that, you know, not really.] Though I guess that just means that I need to work on my acting skills... Evidently, Masaomi-kun doesn't get fooled that easily.

[Another chuckle, followed by a little sigh.]

Honestly though, you almost gave me a heart attack there...