"Oh," Kai said with unspoken understanding behind the syllable. This situation was very understandable, if they were talking about Shinji. Of course he had a friend that would talk about how nice Shinji was.

There was a slight shift in Kai's voice for super-hearing ears only, a softness indicating that maybe Kai would have done the same. "Shinji? Yeah, he'll probably be by later if you wanted to hang around."

Good job, Shinji! Expanding your social circle!