[ It's weird, but it's nice too. Warm, solid, grounding in a way- novel enough to be exciting, but in the same vein it makes him nervous. He manages Ken an awkward pat on the arm and Koromaru a more practiced pat on the head and is more than relieved to have his own space again when it ends. ]

Like I said, we were ...teammates. Saw you hanging around the shrine with Yukari a couple times before you joined. You were useful on the team, 'cause hama skills make quick work of Shadows.

[ But they didn't really hang out. Didn't play together, didn't eat together so much as the lounge was just a communal space where everybody sat on their own and did their own thing. Him and SEES, teammates. ]

...wish I'd gotten to know you better, to be honest.