[Well, that interpretation of it certainly explains Shuu's more averse reaction, though Ren hums a little at it, holding a hand against his chin again. Though his slitted pupils can't help but follow the flick of Shuu's ears for a moment.]

If you look at it like that, I guess it seems worse...but I think most people wouldn't be trying to wake someone up like that if they were in a really bad condition, right? [Since being dead tends to be somewhat obvious if it's been longer than a few minutes, though he doesn't really want to outright say that.] I don't know, I just feel like trusting a puddle in the middle of nowhere to tell me what's really going on seems like kind of a bad idea...

[They're on an unfamiliar planet that doesn't appear to have a lot of life on it. For all they know, it could be some kind of predatory tactic for those who do wander through, especially if people randomly showing up like this happens often.]