[Don't worry, if he dies, he'll make sure there's a note or something along with the appropriate quest reward. Or maybe he'd show up as a ghost and lead him to a secret stash.]

[It's at least a bit more normal. If Gintoki showed any sign of panic, that would probably make it worse. At least with that reaction he can try and pull himself back into a state that can provide answers. He can try and think.]

N- No. It wasn't like this... then. [It was surprisingly fine coming out of the pod, aside from being disoriented and, you know, being kidnapped.]

They told me I had to work- [and just admitting that makes his lungs briefly feel like they're full of lead] but, like- the mall's closed, right? I should get to go- [he coughs and his hand is speckled with a strange, black substance]

Shouldn't I get to go home? Or- or, what, just back in the pod?! [ok not even the purest concentrated casualness can really stop that fit of nerves]