[ A tired huff that's not quite a laugh escapes him. If that's all that it was, he'd still be feeling overwhelmed, but no. ]

...Got it in one. [ His gaze drops away, leveled at the ground. ] It's my...buddies from home. They all went back on ice the very same day that the bomb hit. I mean - some luck, huh?

[ Even now, he tries to make light of it, tries to make it sound like it hasn't rattled him to his core to be so very alone. He still has Aranea, and thank the Six for her, but to lose Noctis, Ignis and Gladio all in one go...it's nothing short of devastating. ]