[He laughs.] Ah, don't think of it as payback; I kinda enjoyed the questions. Made me feel useful, you know?

[He clears his throat and rolls the mug between his palms.]

So, ah. Something changed. Between me and a friend. Not you or Xion, and... not bad, just... different. And I'm kinda not sure what to think about it. I'm surprised, I guess, 'cuz it's really unexpected. [Wow, being vague was always so easy for him in the past, why is he suddenly having a hard time with this?]