[he goes quiet again for several seconds, contemplating his words, trying to calm himself down before he speaks. but it's not working that well. the more he thinks about it, the more he wants to cry.

he tilts his head, so that he's pressing less of his face against Ichimatsu, and more of his forehead, because it's getting harder to breathe now that the tears are coming] The aliens said our planets were destroyed. And then, for a long time, it was just Choromatsu-niisan and me. [he squeezes his eyes shut, letting out a shuddering breath] Everyone else was gone! It was so lonely!