"Yeah, that's a little too much touchy-feely crap for me," he agrees, side-eyeing the others in a way that's not jealous at all. "Though that's not the only reason you're over here, is it? Good tactical advantage. Nobody can sneak up behind you, and you have all your items within reach." He says this with a hint of approval.

It doesn't escape his notice that she seems used to facing life-or-death situations. How refreshingly relatable.

"Me? Pfft, I'm fiiine. It takes a lot more than that to keep me down... hee hee." He can't exactly shrug, but makes as much of an approximate gesture as he can with his leaves. Out of fear that she might praise him for trying to save Ren from the Blood Moon attack, he pivots. "You did say you fought that thing before. You must have been a 'trainer' like Ingo was! What's your story, pal?"