Takuto spaces out for a moment, eyebrows hiking up before there's a flush of embarrassment that crosses his features before he can reel it back in. Hamuko's relentless teasing is the sugar on top.

"Ah, yea- we were just talking on the balcony an hour back," he explains while rubbing the back of his neck. "It's really been a while since I made a friend here...I am still getting used to it."

"Sorry that probably sounds strange coming from me, doesn't it?"