Ehe... Well... When you travel with someone for that long, you're definitely going to develop a bond, you know? Rika, Keiichi, Mitsuru-san, Asuka-san... They're all part of what makes my time here feel like it's not just a journey to go home, but what makes me actually... enjoy it? *chuckling a bit at himself* That probably sounds a little weird, doesn't it?