[ Brigade keeps his eyes looking at the sky as he speaks ] Surprisingly, Ma'am, I do. Although, truthfully, I've never really been fond of sitting around and just talking. [ He recalls that day at the Golden Dawn office with An'yu-sama, when he was told by his sensei that maybe he should make time. ] Some people have told me that maybe I should learn to like it. Can't say I have. [ He remembers Baguio where he found himself running to and hermiting in Sagada to train. He'd just felt so trapped into being forced to stay at home, no matter how much he loved J and Kitty. ]

It's nice here, I admit. [ He looks back at Kasumi with pure honesty in his eyes. ] But I think only really like it because of these conversations with you.