"It's because it's... novel that I'm able to keep a friend, like you. Usually, given my ... occupation, you would have forgotten me the moment I walked away from our first conversation.

And then every subsequent one would have been like a new meeting."

He ... looks down a little, but a small smile remains on his face as he tips his head a little to the side. Moving his arm so Ritsuka can have the entire arm of the couch, if she so wishes.

The cat in Ritsuka's arms has, decidedly, become a bag of beans. Complete flop.