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Michael is always drawn to Kei everytime he has the opportunity. Sometimes in some realities he believes the sight of Kei is a product of his psychosis, even if he's under medication, and it's a little worrying for him, but he doesn't stop being intrigued by him.
Whenever they get to meet, Michael likes asking him questions and is aware he's a narcissist but it doesn't bother him, it never becomes something uncomfortable at all. Sometimes he wonders if it's because he's numb to abusive people or he's just like that, but in reality Kei isn't abusive with him. Cold and distant, a bit, but Michael can tell that's not his true nature.
Since they're both meme loving fucks they have a very similar sense of humor, and Michael can get surprisingly deep and talk about dark things that even Kei has trouble bringing up.
He knows Michael dies in every reality and really really wants to help him somehow but he can't, he has tried many times and Michael will always die, even if he manipulates his existence, the moment Kei leaves that reality Michael will die again. In a way he's been egotistical because he could've stayed in many dimensions but he has been terrified of getting attached.
He just doesn't think a kid deserves something like that. Maybe he sees himself reflected in Michael a little, and definitely does not want to see him ending up with his same fate.
Plus, the kid is nice to have around! He's tsun and doesn't admit it, but it's like having a little brother and it's nice, it makes him feel appreciated.
They still really don't know each other!! But if Michael ever met Alice, he'd feel his heart beat race. He wouldn't know Alice is technically responsible for his fate, he wouldn't know about his fate really, but it would be almost an instinctive survival reaction- it would also be extremely confusing. He's experienced with fear, and yet...
Thankfully, there's no recollection in Alice that he would want to make a boy like Michael suffer like that, but unfortunately he's not able to make up for it. He's not good at managing these feelings either, and wouldn't even be capable of recognizing what Michael would feel.