[With a glance over his shoulder - more likely to raise suspicion than to avoid it; but hey, he's trying - Atsushi joins her in the alley proper, a little surprised at the way she touches him... but also very happy about it. It makes him feel like she's really there, with him.]

I really don't think it's me you should be worried about. [He doesn't even manage a sheepish smile, the situation far too serious for his liking.] Some people have gotten sick, but everyone is working on finding a cure.

[There are a lot of things he wants to say, and it's hard to pick. Finally he goes with the easiest one: someone else's words that he'd promised to convey.]

Mr. Reinhardt told me to tell you that he is your shield, and he'll do what he can to help.

I'm trying to help, too.