It was kind of weird. What was also kind of weird was that the tail that had been so set on thumping into oblivion had now drooped a little bit. The weirdest part was that Kai did not actually want this to stop just yet. Whatever the fuck that meant.

"Kinda surprising," he admitted. It was his turn for a tinge of color to sneak up on his face as he glanced over at Shinji reassuringly. "But, uh, you don't gotta stop? It didn't feel bad."