He gave a smile in return, bright and vivid. Though he may not have known what it was that she was so happy about exactly, he was still content that he had made her laugh - through unintentionally means or otherwise - and once she started walking, he was quick to follow. Keeping in pace a step behind her as attention drifted from one sparkling item to the next, but it was only because he was still not use to all of this.

Having been here for nearly half a year now, and having all these strange and new experiences were ones that sometimes made him wonder if he really was just dreaming all of it. That he was still underneath that staircase back home, surrounded by his teammates, and catching up on some much needed rest before the next mission.

It was thoughts like this that were usually kept to himself, of course, tucked away in the back of his mind and saved only for those moments when he was by himself long enough to consider the possibility that he might actually wake up one of these days. That he'll open his eyes and see the familiar faces that he thought were gone, and remember everything that he had once lost while here.

But also forget the people that made this place great.

Which was why, for that very reason, he appreciated being in Kallen's company.