[A sigh.] Why am I not surprised...[Although.] When it was just the two of us here, it was nice to have him around. So even if sometimes I don't get what he's saying or he's embarrassing he's done a lot for me.

...and it sort of helped that we're in the same situation on a couple of different counts. [He rubs the back of his neck.] He and Tsurumaru both told me a little more about how things are back where you're from. It's sort of familiar.