[There's a light chuckle as he hears that awkwardness.]

Nah, it's fine. Honestly I'm glad they're back home. [Small pause.] Well, it would have been nicer if Laphicet was able to stick around. Eleanor could handle being here just fine, too. [Honestly he feels bad for Asbel.] But this place wasn't for Velvet. Not from when she came from, anyway. So it's better this way—she can focus on her own mission and not feel so aggravated about everything anymore.

[And he really does feel that way. Yeah, sure, kind of sucks not having them around and he grown used to living with Velvet, but this really is for the best. Besides, he had other people around, even if he technically had always foreseen and planned on being on his own after everything was over. Funny how being stuck in a different world works.]

And thanks for the offer, but I got an entire airship crew, a chocobo, a cat, and a dinosaur to look after. You're free to visit, though.

[His grin widens because yeah. He's not lying. Rokurou became a single dad in a huge way.]