[No, Julius doesn't seem to be lying -- even if it's still hard to believe, any of it, but if there's even the smallest possibility of it being true then it's Lenka's duty and need to chase that lead.

His mind races, tearing through the possibilities.

It's more optimism than anything to assume that just because Julius is a former God Eater without an armlet and could have possibly found a way around it, that Lindow could have done the same -- and moreover they're three years apart. There are just too many miracles required in that theory, on top of the mere possibility that Lindow is alive. He knows better, and should know better.

Still, the other possibility is the conventional one, that Lindow is without his armlet but alive. Conventional God Eater wisdom says he's probably better off dead. Lenka decides not to think about that for the moment.

He himself is alive, after all. For now.

What he knows for sure: Lindow could be alive, his Unit should be okay, and even if he weren't lightyears away from where he's supposed to be he wouldn't be able to tell them. Not yet. Not without talking to Dr. Sakaki or someone more knowledgeable. His nails dig into his palms in frustration because there's not enough that he can do here, now.

It's Julius' tightening grip that brings him back around, even as Julius himself seems to falter, and Lenka blinks and starts forward a step.]

Are-- you okay? Is it the plants?

[Dramatic moments aside, it can't be healthy to have that much shrubbery stuck in you.]