[Komaeda's expressions have always had the potential to be unsettling, especially when his mental state is in utter chaos. (Not that Junko's likely to be intimidated by anything, but she'll at least take note of the somewhat twisted quality of his smile.) And then Komaeda reaches out and rests a hand on her outstretched arm. Her left hand as well, incidentally, attached to his wrist. His body, after his death, seems to be in the state he left it in the real world, not the virtual one.

Is he trying to raise the stakes in whatever back-and-forth game they've immediately launched into, or is he just showing off his devotion to her, fawning over her without the need for words? Komaeda himself has no idea. Again, it might be both.

Whatever he feels about Junko, there's no denying he's excited - whether it's from ultimate love, ultimate hate, or even just ultimate anticipation. Hope has beaten despair at least once, his (her) hand is proof of that, so Junko's not as complete in her Ultimate status as she'd like to think...but in one area she remains absolutely unsurpassed. Junko is the Ultimate Catalyst. She's almost similar to Komaeda, if people such as them could possibly be compared; when Junko is around, whether it's good or bad, something dramatic is guaranteed to happen.]

We were parted once, though...I just hadn't expected it to be temporary. I might have saved myself some painful surgery if I'd known I'd see you in the flesh again someday! [His laugh is entirely too cheerful for the subject matter, but that's Komaeda all over.]

And who knows, maybe Souda and the others will show up. [This smile is rather more unhinged. As far as Komaeda knows, Junko has no idea about the events on Jabberwock Island - not the actual Junko, anyway. It's enough to give even him a touch of an air even when faced with such an overwhelming Ultimate student.

Of course, Komaeda having that kind of hope and confidence just gives Junko something shiny to crush.]