[ A soft, almost bitter laugh escaped him then, and Karma looked over at her with eyes that just utterly lacked the same fire and spirit she would have gotten used to seeing him with. His chest hurt; like a vice gripping it and squeezing hard. ]

Yeah. That's... one way to put it.

[ After all, it wasn't like Kurama had intentionally killed Lala. It was Kyuubey's fault. If not for that thing's involvement, Kurama never would have attacked and hit her instead and had to...

Subtly, Karma's breath then hitched and he had to resist squeezing the little virtual pet thing he was holding in one hand. He didn't want to break it. ]

You know... I wouldn't have been as bothered if the ones... who died were all people I didn't know that well. Complete strangers...