[Fai's breath freezes in his throat, the laugh dying along with it. For a moment he stands completely still, as if he's been caught out doing something he shouldn't.

Laughing about your own impending death, maybe?

Kurogane would surely deck him for doing this.

But this is a stranger, someone just trying to help. After a long moment of hesitation Fai drags in a ragged breath and scrubs his hand across his face, which helps him feel a little more put-together but has the unfortunate side-effect of smearing the spattered blood across his skin. When he looks up, the smeared blood and the wild blond hair and the slightly manic look in his one good eye don't really help his case, nor do they match at all with the pleasant, warm tone of his voice. If he notices Ghastly's scars he doesn't let on at all.]

Yes, I'm fine. Thank you. I'm just... having a rough day.

[He looks down at himself, what he can see anyway, and laughs again.]

Actually a 'rough day' might be a bit of an understatement.