[He folds his wings up more tightly, trying to shrink his bubble down so Juzo can come closer if he wants. He's not making the gesture to touch him himself, though.]

I wouldn't say that—though I'm somewhat restless about the rural setting here. We'll be able to take trips later for as much as I do miss it.

Arden Grove had a culture I couldn't identify with. We were true immigrants in a foreign land. I think what will happen here is the creation of a new sense of culture between people who share our priorities. And simply consider the difference in attitudes between your doing low-level paperwork for the police in Arden Grove, and the locals here ceding control of the increased population to us immigrants. They are willing to afford us respect immediately, rather than rationing their respect based on superficial qualities that we have no cultural understanding of.