"That's my bud." I grin, maybe awkwardly, but hey. He is my bud, damn it, and I'm proud of him. That guy was seriously bad news. I think it's probably kind of not a good thing that he managed to escape.

How, I'm still not sure.

I order a decent enough spread of food, I mean, I'm feeding three and one of them's me, and Naoto's no slouch when it comes to food. I mean, he's not like Chie, or Yousuke, or Teddie or nothing. But he can eat a bit. I mean.

What am I even thinking of?

I turn to glance at him when he clears his throat. What's that look, he looks all...

God, I hope he's not upset. I'm not prepared to deal with that.

"You okay?"