[After selecting a book, Jade wiggles it from the middle of the stack and sets it in his lap, though a finger just traces the edge of a cover as he watches Dist. He really does look bothered by it, and that distant look in his eyes is definitely bothering him.]

It shouldn't bother you at all. I'm alive and well, as you can see. And that reduces any concern you need to have at the current moment.

Unless you'd like to witness what I've been through to feel completely assured of your own immortality here? [A joking threat, but one nonetheless. He tears his eyes away and back to the book in his hand, flipping the cover open. But even then, he's not very focused on it.]