"Heh...what?" He blinked at her in confusion, suddenly confused at the teasing and the smirking. A softie? Him? Please- he hasn't been attached or grown soft to anything in a long time, he just doesn't want someone to stick their head into the obvious body of water filled with piranhas. It's a reasonable response! What's that gotta do with...

"-I am not old or cranky," he mutters in annoyance. "Am I? Nah- no, I am as...hip as the rest of you kids."

"I am normal about sushi too. Everyone likes sushi."