[Falling silent again, Ventus feels any more words he might offer would be inadequate. He's still not sure that he completely understands everything that Axel had related to him, but he listens to every word, and he can only imagine how bad and how convoluted things had been.]

...must have been really confusing to wake up here after all that. It was confusing enough waking up without going through that, though.

But you're here now, and that you're not dead is definitely a plus, right?

[A faint smile tries to make its way back on his face.]