[He's never expected even that much, so he finds himself taken a bit off-guard at the explanation, but chooses to leave it at that.]

... Fair enough.

[It's not like he's been much of a social butterfly lately himself, either.]

Hayate. [Although he does give her a tiny smile while answering, it's suddenly replaced by a very displeased grimace.] Y'know, when I first heard it, it sounded just like a terrible waste of perfectly good bubble wrap, [that he could use in his deliveries, mind you] but turns out it's not such a bad idea.