"Hm." Not precisely neutral, on Aoba's end, but no real excitement, either. "I owe you a hell of a lot, then. Who knows where I'd be right now if I hadn't been dropped a room away from you.
"But don't think that means I'm heading home as soon as that, either," he added, slinging his rifle across his back once more as the familiar and decidedly modest shape of the Mariner came back into view. "I'm not exactly done with everything I want and need to do before I go back to the island for a while." Aoba started ticking things off on his fingers. "I need something sturdy to use as a time capsule, I need to see your favorite place on the Moon, I need to see the Queen, I need to have a good long chat with you and clear some things up... I'm not going anywhere for at least another week."
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"But don't think that means I'm heading home as soon as that, either," he added, slinging his rifle across his back once more as the familiar and decidedly modest shape of the Mariner came back into view. "I'm not exactly done with everything I want and need to do before I go back to the island for a while." Aoba started ticking things off on his fingers. "I need something sturdy to use as a time capsule, I need to see your favorite place on the Moon, I need to see the Queen, I need to have a good long chat with you and clear some things up... I'm not going anywhere for at least another week."