"That so," he mused idly. It still didn't feel like he'd done much for Shinji, but... He wasn't going to argue that this time. Something about that soft look in tandem with the color cresting his cheeks made him think twice about it for once. Huh. "Well, I'm glad for that."

Taking in the rest of him, Kai's gaze lingered a bit on the rest of Shinji's face. His hair had gotten pretty long, huh. Kai reached over to casually thumb a few of the longer locks, humming thoughtfully.

"Could do a little more, if you wanted a trim later."