[Truly like an affectionate cat... it's cute, of course, and Tsukasa leans into the affection given, of course, now that he's gotten so used to this. It's incredible how quickly things can change in a week or two... not that he's thinking about that.

Instead:]

It's my pleasure! [Sincerely and truly--he enjoys giving Minami things to look forward to. Partially it's because that's just the sort of person he is, and partially, it's... well, just that Minami seems to light up when he has positive things to look forward to in the future.

It's nice to be able to do this much.]

Truly, it is.

[... A breath in, and Tsukasa nods. Right. Work to be done--they lingered here for long enough, probably, and he got to do what he wanted to do--and then some, at that.]

I'm sure we'll be speaking again for your interview, so for now... thank you for doing your best out there.