Jouno notes the caution with some distaste. He’s aware when people are speaking around him to not set him off, and Tachihara is a master of doing so, carefully dancing around topics to not offend the listening parties — Jouno, of course, being one of the most dangerous.

“Will the military send you with that group again?” Jouno questions, ear twitching curiously. He doesn’t understand Tachihara’s issue with loneliness. Peace and quiet is desirable as far as Jouno is concerned. That’s part of why he despises human nature; they’re always so rowdy and loud.