I didn't have any doubts, but thank you. I'll try to chat you up like you do to me.

[ It's something so simple, yet here he is... Charmed as usual because Goro doesn't give out his affection so easily. Reaching out, he ruffles his hair into a brown mess, strands flying and sticking up everywhere. ]

... Hey, did you have a bad experience in the past?

[ It would be one thing to prefer not to get close, but it seems to get a visceral reaction to it. It worries him, especially when Akechi in his memories kept everyone at arm's-length. ]