After a moment of quiet, a small smile worked its way to Emi's lips. It was more reminiscent of the tentative gestures he'd offered when he'd first began to let her in.

"I'll try to hold you to that from now on," he said with a soft huff of laughter. There was still something muted about it as Emi turned his eyes back to the water. Knowing he'd made her happy made him happy, but it didn't change the root of the problem. "This is just... How I am."

He folded his fingers together, mimicking other motions he'd seen time and time again. "I'm glad I came here."