[Rei's silent for a long moment, just holding her and being held helps, and she needs the time to stop herself from shaking. Thinking about Simon's words, and about the Nexus Code. It's...unsettling, the balance going out of her mental state for a little while.

But she finally manages to let go of that, letting out a breath and zipping back to business.]

Athena-chan's partner is gone now. She's...taking it hard. [A bit of an explanation.] Simon-san was a respectable man. [RINGING praise coming from Rei.] A falconer, and he left her his falcon. Taka. Do you...think you could help me research the sport? She asked me for help earlier today, for how to take care of him. And it's the...least I can do, given how she helped me when I was alone.