Well, Joe, I guess it's out in the open now.

Knowing you risked your life to help Jun and I even though you're so sick...it just makes me want to hit you again! Right now I just want to smack you until my hand gets tired!

But damn it, you look so helpless lying there...Dr. Nambu's trying to reassure us you'll be okay, but you're still out cold and he knows as well as we do it doesn't look good. Even Jinpei realizes it by now and even though he's trying to be a tough guy about this, he's breaking inside.

I feel like I'm breaking inside.

Joe...you and I, we've fought so much over the years, but even when you pissed me off the most you still meant the world to me. My friend, my second in command, my brother in arms. We always seem to balance each other out, whenever you're on a rampage I'm always the one to pull you back and when I'm mad you're always the one to calm me down. Like when my dad died, I was such a jerk that day and even though it was Jun who made me realize it, you're the one who dragged me out of my grief.

Right now I'm sitting here holding your hand, as if that'll wake you up somehow. Damn it, Joe! If you die on me, I won't forgive you!

...I love you, man. I'd never say it and it's hard for me to say that even in my own head. But it's true.

You've gotta pull through, Joe. For us.

For me.