[Whether everyone was comfortable or not, hm? Souji considered that - already knowing that he respected Cliff a great deal - and was stuck wondering what made Cliff comfortable. Obviously holding hands was no big deal to him, even if it was for Souji. Physical contact of any kind was something he still would need time to get used to, but he couldn't really put things off forever either.

He'd gone and kissed Cliff when he'd never really kissed anyone before, half jokingly and half in seriousness, and that's how they'd ended up here. As for normal in his world, Souji knew that samurai often took gay lovers - but he was far above and beyond that age by now, so it seemed...strange. He looked down at their hands and then turned, shifting in the water to face Cliff. Honesty wasn't his strong suit, but he knew that Cliff appreciated it and it was a small concession to try a relationship with someone who was hundreds of years from his future and an entire galaxy away.]

I've never been with anyone before. They were always too afraid of me or I was too busy with the war - so I don't know what is supposed to happen. The only example I had was of Kondou-san, and he was married with children. I never really understood what it meant to see someone.