"That sounds sweet," Maruki grins appreciatively at Ichinose’s idea. "Maybe they will start off better than both of us..." Ehe, yeah that was a subject which was inherently painful in itself. He really wished there was more diversity here- even with the diverse variations of the same individual proving to be as interesting as playing russian roulette while getting drunk.

Not to mention he's seen patterns with Wolf. The older one. He’s soft with young people. He had a feeling Ichinose thought the same along those lines but they can hold off on the actual scheming for later in the palace.

He glances behind him, staring off at both the teenagers while listening to Ichinose’s tangent. "Haha, yeah...I suppose so. I have always worked with teenagers and those incredibly younger to me but there is a different experience of working with those at your age group." He almost misses different opportunities where he could have maintained his friendships aside from attending the actual mixers.

"I did throw a party for the adults at the start of the year, the night before Morning’s arrival," he began as he gestured haphazardly. "You would be surprised to hear there like...five more of us? Thanks for that, Igor. Zenkichi-san is the oldest out of all of us in a mortal sense; unless you count the other immortal gods who have lived longer."

His eyes glitter as they look ahead, staring at the moon while the wind wisps. "All in all, I don't mind the company though. Even with a small party like this...its nice to see this place being so lively. And judging from how things are, you might have to end up moving some things in here as well."