Third-person POV
While doing the research for the cure of the zombie virus, Gen said to Reina with a sombre tone, "Hey, Reina-kun, because of what I had done to your parents, I felt that I vowed to be your father and wanted to carry this weight until my-"
"Until your back breaks?" Reina interrupted with concern and empathy.
Gen looked at Reina with a slight look of surprise on his face. "Yes?"
"Then I will take half of the weight then…" Reina replied with an equally sombre tone in his voice, "…so we would not have lives full of regrets. Our futures should be reclaimed again…"
Gen was taken aback by his statement of "equal" guilt and weight and placed his arm on Reina's shoulder. "Okay, equally…"
After that, by lunchtime with Kashi, Mara, Martha, Ichiro, and Eraño coming to the breakroom, Reina and Gen prepared simple sushi, and Reina added a simple paella. "Hey, Gen-san," Reina said, "I felt the bad memories of my guilt had been beaten up by the simulated physical pain I had received during our 'Peace Treatments'."
"Is that so?" Gen asked back.
"Yes, I felt the peace was being restored with pain that I felt deserved," replied Reina while preparing the plates and chopsticks.
Gen felt that the progress of Reina's recovery had been boosted by a low, steady rate.
"I see then," Gen replied while sitting down, "so, have you written your 'script' for tonight's Peace Treatment?"
"Yes, I saw the grey and red camouflage attires of your men, the ones that screamed terror to the world," replied Reina back, "so I wanted you to wear it with a full soldier's gas mask. And then, chronologically, shoot me with a submachine gun with a silencer mounted on the barrel and stab me with a dagger 5 times before the finale of the modified zombie virus. Also, I used one set of that attire for myself, not just for vibes, but also to feel the atonement vibe within me. That sigil was the kanji word for 'atonement'. Oh, that attire would not be used in our nightly rituals; it was for combat against the zombies and for myself."
"I see, okay, sure, give the notes to me later," Gen responded while picking up his chopsticks. "I had made another batch of your On the Brink of Death serum this morning. Prepare your clothes for that treatment for tonight."
"Sí, gracias," Reina replied, "I also embroidered my own sigil of atonement to give the attire a new sense of association and purpose. I will wear it even after the outbreak is over, and the cure has been made for fun."
Gen then nodded, feeling the colours of Reina coming back to him renewed and increased.
The chat ended just before Kashi, Mara, Martha, Ichiro, and Eraño entered the breakroom, keeping the chat's details secret.