[...Damn, that was really uncool, wasn't it? Way too enthusiastic. Yosuke ducks his head, using the excuse of brushing sand from his hair and shoulders, and hopes his face isn't pink.]

[Shika will never take him seriously if he can't act serious. Ugh. He takes a slow, steadying breath and lets it out softly, just a puff of tension escaping his lungs in the form of oxygen. He forces himself to relax, again. It's easy to be tense around Shika now, after that whole mess with the blood, but it won't help anything.]

Sure. We can celebrate. Nill will want to see you, I'm sure of it. She's only had me to keep her company lately, can you imagine? And for a few days, I couldn't even talk.

[He snorts and shakes his head.]

I'm sure she's missed you a lot, dude.