[HAND GRABBING... Hand grabbing that he desperately needed, and so his calm expression cracks a bit at his eyes in reaction to that. He's very cold, as always, and Tsumugi's warm palms are a welcome feeling around his own. Hold on, he's still processing this, he can't lag behind—]

Six months. [There's a pause, a blink into a calmer expression, and then he squeezes back at Tsumugi's hands briefly.] Ah, wait, it's only nearly my third month in this place, to be exact. I misspoke.

[Six months away from home, though. Uh, should he even explain any of that... He still doesn't know. He's going to try to push past this quickly and into something else.] If you've just arrived, Tsumugi, then I should show you around, shouldn't I?