You'll have to eventually, Lavi. That's just how life works. He has to get over Alma sometime at home, too. And maybe that's just the curse of being a Bookman's apprentice? Perfect memory and all. Yesterday is yesterday, though, and there's nothing to do about it. Just live today and look forward to tomorrow, whatever it ends up bringing.

... The world would be ending if Kanda were actually saying these things.

They probably wouldn't, they like to hoard information like that. And if he actually knew anything beyond 'Bookman and Lavi have been missing for three months?' Yeah, he wouldn't tell. He'd go looking for him after or while searching for Allen, even. Probably. Time's always horrible. And...it will most likely - no, definitely - run out on him first.

His price for his recklessness throughout the years, after all. He just has one more thing he has to do before he can let himself die. (Sounds kinda familiar, doesn't it? He's always got one thing to do before he can die.)

Kanda doesn't mind being here, gives him more time, in a strange way. But he does miss the lifestyle of an Exorcist, a bit. Kind of a weird thing to miss, after he was finally able to free himself from the Order's tight hold.

"But you can try, can't you? It won't do for you to lose any sanity." Aww look at that, he's worried.