[ still quietly, he whispers back: ]

Not sure. But we still shouldn't leave him alone.

[ because there must be someone that will hurt them if the kid gets hurt in some way or another. and if there's really no one, then oda's conscience won't be able to deal with it. somehow, he already feels responsible for the child.

sighing, he picks up the pace until he's right behind shinji. ]

Yeah. This is my, uh, little brother. We're just wondering about any...places we should go to?

[ maybe he should leave the talking to the cute kid. at least he seems to do that with much more ease. ]