[ It also might be that Sora's weirdness meter's perpetually stuck at "well, okay then" at this point, but he likes to think that he isn't totally unaffected by things. It's good to be soft, after all. Helps keep him humble. More open to liking people like Elle, even if they might not think they quite fit in. ]

That's true. [ It's a big thing to have in common, too. It's more or less an even playing ground, even if the circumstances are really... bad. Kind of hard to get a conversation started about that specifically, which is what Sora would prefer if only because he's always worried about others, but that's pretty understandable. Better to just make sure no one's drowning in their own thoughts. ]

I... well, if you say so. [ Hey, he's trying harder these days to take compliments at face value. He'll take it. ] I just like it. Reminds me of what I used to do back home. Well, uh, more like the stuff I like to do the most. [ He can feel a ramble coming on, hoo boy. He's just the type to enjoy listening to people. ] Maybe that's what I shoulda said when you asked what I did in my spare time, huh?