Well, he's always been grumpy, but he's more protective now than he used to be.

[Watching his friends come and go and seeing the effect on Souji probably hadn't helped any either. He knelt down and carefully picked the little paper animals up, craning his neck back up at Cliff.]

Peony-san and I take walks together sometimes. It's helped him relax. Although he might get a little mad to see you treating my little presents like dust.