I see... all right. I'll keep that in mind.

[Well, at least that's handled. As for the follow-up...]

...Yeah, you're probably right about that. Haha... well, it's nice to see you again, then, I guess.

[He offers her another smile. There's something at the back of his mind urging him that hey, maybe it's a good idea to try shifting a little closer. They're old friends, right? Something like that? There doesn't need to be this much distance between them.

...He'll give in maybe an inch.]