"Yeah," Gladio was just going to grin at that answer, slightly lopsided and definitely self-indulgent, "guess it really isn't that bad, the weirdness. It's definitely made up for a lot of the crap it put me through in bringing me back in the first place..."

The more he spoke, the more his smile seemed to soften, melting a little, even as he looked over at Nell and just seemed to sort of take it all in.

"Definitely thankful that you're here, too," he told her. Which he felt was pretty evident and went without saying, but that didn't mean it wouldn't still be nice to hear it. "For a lot of reasons, too, not just the fact that I lucked out in having that here include being right next to me."